It’s definitely not just an American thing.

“Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.” -Karl Marx

America codes have a “unique” culture around guns, but that’s not all that prevalent on the left. What’s driving interest in guns is the sad fact that we might need to use them.

The thought process that “we might need to use them” is evidence that the left in America does think about guns differently than the rest of the world.

You should mention that that was Karl Marx before the US civil war. Not Karl Marx in an age where drone-based warfare is common.

The potential to need to use guns is a statement of fact. The alternative of counting on law and order to correct the overreach of a fascist cop is no longer valid. When people start getting disappeared without due process, that changes the calculus entirely.

I’ve got no clue what drones have to do with this. That’s just one more threat of extrajudicial state violence we might very well have to face. I’d rather try to defend myself from a drone with buck shot than a slingshot.

The potential to need to use guns is a statement of fact

It’s your opinion that you might want to use guns. That doesn’t mean that guns are the only possible solution to the problem. As I said, American-brained people think Americanely, which distinguishes them from the rest of the world.

Ok Mr big bad, you live around a bunch of idiots and cops that have guns and want to kill you, let’s see how cavalier you are about not wanting to protect yourself especially given the current state of affairs in the US.

Big Ukraine giving up it’s nuclear arsenal just to end up getting invaded by Russia energy.

you live around a bunch of idiots and cops that have guns and want to kill you

Why would I live there? I’d leave.