let's say you're the type of person who desires more government control of your life. Maybe you had helicopter parents and were never allowed to make decisions so you're afraid. Maybe you believe that you're superior to others due to intellect, upbringing, or any number of factors. Maybe you're just a faggot (but I repeat myself).

So you tell yourself the government's job is to protect their subjects, just like mommy did for me when she never let me play on the 10 foot tall slide because I might get hurt.

Now let's say you grew up in a culture where everyone was praised for being mediocre, or worse. You got a blue ribbon even though you couldn't run the 100 yard dash because you weighed 150 pounds at age 8 That made you feel special. You see people burning down buildings and turning over cars and the news tells those people they're special and they have been "mostly peaceful" riots.

Now an authority figure tells you that in order to keep you safe and special, a certain group of people needs rules that will keep their freedoms from hurting your feelings.

Now, if that group of people is on the same footing as the people enforcing the rules, that's not very safe or special. "You're alive because of your M4" doesn't mean much if the person you're enforcing against also has the same weaponry.

This massive shift in the view of the role of government only took a generation to propagate. The kids in positions of authority who have guns are now of the mindset that they are the ones keeping everyone safe and special and that's ok for them to have the guns because they're doing the will of the benevolent leaders trying to keep everyone safe and special.

The solution is obvious for those of us in the know. Drink bourbon and ignore the problem until it goes away.