That would have been a better argument, yes. It seems the ruling class in Europe has successfully placated the citizenry so they can fuck you in the ass at will with laws that would make Orwell blush. Of course, that is just an outsiders prospective, I could be wrong.
Except for the gun laws, I think most things are better (or rather less bad) in Europe. What I don't get is that most people here don't realize that gun laws have no other purpose than to protect the powers-that-be from the the people and that people accept to be defenseless against both power-abusing authorities as well as "ordinary" criminals.
Finally someone else sees what I see, protecting the powers-that-be from the common man has been the purpose of every weapon control law EVER.
Protecting the common man, too. There are all kinds.
I am fascinated by the 'merican fixation on guns, I must say. In their minds, guns are still so tightly connected with the sense of personal freedom that they miss the more blatant violations from their government.
It is not ignored as much as you would think, both major political divisions make noise on just about everything. Guns have just been at the forefront since some angsty git went insane and killed 27 people.
However, said political divisions are utterly ignorant. For Example, the Bush Administration started all of this Surveillance State and Drone Strike bullshit after 9/11, and the left made noise. Now that the Obama Administration is doing the EXACT SAME THING, the left is defending him while the right is screaming. It's just a huge clusterfuck.
Personally, I only argue with the left on gun control and affirmative action, but I argue with the right on just about everything, mainly forcing their religion down my throat and shameless greed.