Using USA as a representative of the world is delusional.
Assuming that people are magically different is delusional.
Bike lane failed in US, it didnt in Europe, it took over cars.
The USA is massive… literally a good chunk of the Western Europe fits into Texas.
EV failed in US, didn’t everywhere else
Uhh what? We have EVs here, trump is trying his best to snuff them out but that’s not happening.
Gun control worked everywhere else, not in USA.
Australia…had forced buyback in the 90s after the port shooting…60% turn in rate, 1mil owned arms by civs…today 3+Mil firearms owned by citizens in Australia…so did it really work? Or did society get less violent because of the education and safety nets that Australia has?
Health
Yea…and that’s not a ban?
Education
This is not just a USA problem. Kids are getting dumber everywhere because of tech.
Australia…had forced buyback in the 90s after the port shooting…60% turn in rate, 1mil owned arms by civs…today 3+Mil firearms owned by citizens in Australia…so did it really work? Or did society get less violent because of the education and safety nets that Australia has?
No the buyback wasn’t actually that effective as you noted, crime was already declining before the ban and as you noted number of guns increased since. Similarly in the US gun ownership (both % of gun owners and # of guns) have increased and violent crime of all kinds have decreased in the US in the same time. I “blame” surveillance states and probably stuff like taking the lead out of gas, personally. Also the same style buyback in the US would be monumentally expensive, not effective because of resistance, and not effective because of lack of social safety nets (listed separately on purpose.)
It decreased cannabis usage, no? A measure doesn’t have to be 100% effective to be worth doing. That’s an argument an antivaxxer would make.
Also, it’s easy to go a couple of days without weed even when you’re heavily addicted. Now do that with nicotine.
No…no it didn’t. Prohibition has never worked. All it does is create black markets and violence that follows.
See war on drugs in the USA
See prohibition of alcohol in the USA.
Using USA as a representative of the world is delusional.
Seems like a you problem
Assuming that people are magically different is delusional.
The USA is massive… literally a good chunk of the Western Europe fits into Texas.
Uhh what? We have EVs here, trump is trying his best to snuff them out but that’s not happening.
Australia…had forced buyback in the 90s after the port shooting…60% turn in rate, 1mil owned arms by civs…today 3+Mil firearms owned by citizens in Australia…so did it really work? Or did society get less violent because of the education and safety nets that Australia has?
Yea…and that’s not a ban?
This is not just a USA problem. Kids are getting dumber everywhere because of tech.
???
Seems more like you’re just projecting…
Not the point I know but:
No the buyback wasn’t actually that effective as you noted, crime was already declining before the ban and as you noted number of guns increased since. Similarly in the US gun ownership (both % of gun owners and # of guns) have increased and violent crime of all kinds have decreased in the US in the same time. I “blame” surveillance states and probably stuff like taking the lead out of gas, personally. Also the same style buyback in the US would be monumentally expensive, not effective because of resistance, and not effective because of lack of social safety nets (listed separately on purpose.)