>Can you explain the analogy a bit more clearly?
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>Jeff
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>You wrote:
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>But why are guns so available? Isn't this like the question of why some
>formerly socialist countries were able to "reform" more than others?
I think there's a deceptive getting-to-the-bottom feeling about the explanation that those transitions countries succeeded best that reformed most that's a bit like the explanation of U.S. murder rates by the availability of guns. You also have to explain the reasons behind varying degrees of transition reform & the ubiquity of guns in the U.S. Why do Americans love guns so much, and why are the laws so lax?
Doug