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RainCaster

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1. Fetish is a very good way of describing it

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 03:19 PM

Sep 2019

However, this fetish can be harmful to those around the fetisher. IzZatAWord?

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Do people in this country have a gun fetish? [View all] grumpyduck Sep 2019 OP

Fetish is a very good way of describing it RainCaster Sep 2019 #1

guns are tools that have become ideological idols, they are sacred to some people. Thomas Hurt Sep 2019 #2

That's an interesting idea. grumpyduck Sep 2019 #7

hammer and sickle, the Bible, money, rosary, etc. Thomas Hurt Sep 2019 #13

Yes. Next question? N/T mwooldri Sep 2019 #3

Well, Newest Reality Sep 2019 #4

They believe myths Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #5

Regarding defense against invasion and defense against our own govt Calculating Sep 2019 #12

That 2nd myth is the biggest laugh. Paladin Sep 2019 #15

Guns are deeply ingrained in our culture and idenities Calculating Sep 2019 #6

In my own experiences, it's a heavy thing that can fuck things up quick if a mistake is made. Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #8

Switch out that electric to an acoustic. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #11

My brother in law is one of those you describe Amishman Sep 2019 #9

A "fetish" that leads to over 30,000 deaths every year. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #10

Guns are a tool of White Supremacy maxsolomon Sep 2019 #14

It's an ADDICTION that imparts an illusion, wherein the gun owner is powerful & feels ready to kill. VOX Sep 2019 #16

There is only one valid argument .... Whiskeytide Sep 2019 #17

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