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Raging Against Self-Defense: A Psychiatrist Examines the Anti-Gun Mentality
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Raging Against Self-Defense: A Psychiatrist Examines the
Anti-Gun Mentality
By Sarah Thompson, M.D.
The Right Planet
Monday, December 3, 2012
“You don’t need to have a gun; the police will protect
you.”
“If people carry guns, there will be murders over parking
spaces and neighborhood basketball games.”
“I’m a pacifist. Enlightened, spiritually aware people
shouldn’t own guns.”
“I’d rather be raped than have some redneck militia type
try to rescue me.”
How often have you heard these statements from misguided
advocates of victim disarmament, or even woefully
uninformed relatives and neighbors? Why do people cling
so tightly to these beliefs, in the face of
incontrovertible evidence that they are wrong? Why do
they get so furiously angry when gun owners point out
that their arguments are factually and logically
incorrect?
How can you communicate with these people who seem to be
out of touch with reality and rational thought?
One approach to help you deal with anti-gun people is to
understand their psychological processes. Once you
understand why these people behave so irrationally, you
can communicate more effectively with them.
Continues here:
http://www.therightplanet.com/2012/12/raging-against-self-defense-a-psychiatrist-examines-the-anti-gun-mentality/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
Anti-Gun Mentality
By Sarah Thompson, M.D.
The Right Planet
Monday, December 3, 2012
“You don’t need to have a gun; the police will protect
you.”
“If people carry guns, there will be murders over parking
spaces and neighborhood basketball games.”
“I’m a pacifist. Enlightened, spiritually aware people
shouldn’t own guns.”
“I’d rather be raped than have some redneck militia type
try to rescue me.”
How often have you heard these statements from misguided
advocates of victim disarmament, or even woefully
uninformed relatives and neighbors? Why do people cling
so tightly to these beliefs, in the face of
incontrovertible evidence that they are wrong? Why do
they get so furiously angry when gun owners point out
that their arguments are factually and logically
incorrect?
How can you communicate with these people who seem to be
out of touch with reality and rational thought?
One approach to help you deal with anti-gun people is to
understand their psychological processes. Once you
understand why these people behave so irrationally, you
can communicate more effectively with them.
Continues here:
http://www.therightplanet.com/2012/12/raging-against-self-defense-a-psychiatrist-examines-the-anti-gun-mentality/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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