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[–] caffinatedone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This assumes that the mass shootings are a problem that they'd want to solve, but it's not since mass shootings are useful to them. They're flashy, get lots of media coverage, and feed a sense of chaos and societal breakdown. With that, they make the case the current system can't keep you safe, and we need an authoritarian to bring order, which they're happy to provide.