[Youtube Review][TED] Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun

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Summary Comments : [TED] Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun

Ha******:

Three things more dangerous than a gun:
1. Greed
2. Disenchantment
3. Ignorance

Three.main reasons wars are started:
* See above

Lo**********:

I´ve done 8 months of service in Germany and noticed a few things
1. I´m not a soilder 8 months was just to get an insight
2. Most southern german people i met have been nice to me wearing a uniform BUT the further you go north the more leftist Idiots you´ll meet who will pick on you for wearing a uniform and thats just sad
3. the second hardest thing on their missons in afghanistan despite the fear of death is being apart from friends and family for 6 months and more.
4. Not a single soilder wants to kill someone

 

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Playtime Comments : [TED] Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun

Sa************:

12:30 state monopoly on violence.
Mao was correct in saying that political power grows from the barrel of a gun.

De*****:

2:50 this sounds like a Bane moment

9재*:

8:05 The real start point of this video

Jo*********:

3:05 I CONFIRM, Living in México I see bigger guns than that almost every day, the police has to patrol with the guns ready, instead of keep them in the cruisers..

Er********:

@14:14 That gun is not on safe. Loved the chat, but as an American Veteran, had to point his out =)

 

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Top Comments : [TED] Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun

Br*********:

What a wonderful ted talk.

Ne********:

I enjoyed this a lot. I also respect how seriously he took and delivered his talk.

Mr******:

"Don't quote people like this and neglect to put their name at the end"

Be*****************************:

"A gun is not some macho instrument to brag about."

Ne***************:

Speaker: Some of you may feel uncomfortable around this gun.
Americans: I want!

Du*************:

I don’t carry my gun to kill, I carry my gun to save a life if needed... I take responsibility for my own safety

Ni*****:

“It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”

Ow**********:

"some of you may feel uneasy around this gun"
"Most of you have never seen a gun"
Me: visable confusion
Me: realizes OH because it is not America that is why.

Do********:

“I prefer a dangerous freedom to a peaceful slavery...” Thomas Jefferson

Wi***:

This is like having fangs but not having the need to bite. Being a beast when it's necessary

eb******:

Hard to argue with that logic. Well said friend.

Ha**************:

“One sword drawn keeps another in the sheath.” Ancient saying of the samurai which is simple and perfectly clear

Go************:

It's amazing how many friendly people you meet when you have a gun.

ro*********:

I always watch this whenever I come across it.

HO***********:

"Sometimes, only the gun can stand between good and evil."

Brings to mind the common saying "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

mu**************:

Defensive gun uses are held to standards of the justice system, it is absolutely a legitimate use of violence as per the speaker's definition.

Al***********:

The ammount of people that completely miss the point is astounding, it's like they ignore everything past "I chose the gun"

Pi**********:

One of the rights that Chavez took from Venezuelans is the bearing of arms, he knew that only an unarmed population endures all the catastrophe that socialism brings.

Ta******:

This is one of my favorite talks tbh.

2a*******:

The General is not only eloquent, he is a very intelligent communicator. Although I don’t agree with the military as an instrument to uphold international law (I’m a strong proponent for sovereignty), he is correct. The military is an instrument of national power, just as important to keeping the peace as diplomacy, economy, and intelligence (information). I thoroughly enjoyed his presentation, and his passion for the profession of the soldier.

St*************:

Seeing real soldiers talking about World War II and the price of freedom makes me all the more ashamed to hear my countrymen calling each other "Nazis" out of personal spite.

Ro********:

"Si vis pacem para bellum." An expression so old that the familiar Latin was a borrowing from even earlier times. "If you love peace, prepare for war."

Br**********:

In 2011 I was serving with the U.S. Army in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan -- a base built by the Dutch. Rather than use unarmored 20-foot containers to house their soldiers, they used HESCO barriers and metal plates to protect the housing units.

This proved key when, one night, one of the units housing six of my soldiers was hit by a rocket. I give credit to the Dutch Army for preventing their deaths -- if General Van Uhm's army hadn't learned from his father's unfortunate experience with an old gun, I imagine there would be six more people with at Purple Hearts rather than Combat Action Badges.

Do*********:

wow, he is a really good speaker!

Jo****************:

"The man who sleeps with a machete is a fool every night except for one."

Pe*************:

I would rather have a gun and not need it... than need a gun and not have one

Ki*********:

"The Tree of Liberty must be nourished from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."

do*******:

There is a problem when people fail to acknowledge the existence of evil.

Gl**********:

Dutch Commander: “You may feel uncomfortable around this gun.”
An American: “Here. Hold my beer.”

St******:

I choose a sword, because a gun just doesn't cut it.

Lo********:

Real food for thought, this talk. As a US citizen, it's interesting to hear about this gentleman speak on the concept of the "monopoly of violence" that most European states have. It's very much the opposite of American philosophy on the issue, because Americans are inherently distrustful of the state. I think that once a lot of the misconceptions about guns and weaponry are stripped away in the popular consciousness, the US can begin to move forward on our rejection of the monopoly of violence, and whether or not we should reevaluate our cultural ideals. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening any time soon.

Ma*************:

Ye, Afghanistan was a really great job. Also I guess this perspective of "making the world a better place whilst using the instrument of a gun" was the motivation of Hitler himself back in the day. It's just a matter of perspective, and that can switch with the political system. Also amazing that he completely misses out on the importance of education when it comes to peace in Europe and around the world. Education is the key, not guns. How is he viewing the American statistics on more violent crime with more guns? I guess less guns in the world would be good, but then the power pyramide would be switched around. And that can't be. Of course you need Armed Forces, and this speech was rhetorically good, but from the argumentation itself not too strong (in my point of view).

St**********:

Some great thoughts here. Thank you for that. But a couple things are grossly missing... Without stating it bluntly, you basically said guns have no place in the lives of the common citizenry...that only the government is justified in having/using guns. How can you turn a blind eye to the COUNTLESS examples throughout human history of governments becoming too powerful and corrupt and no longer being directed by the citizens they are meant to protect and serve, and OPPRESSING their own citizens into straight-jacketed lives where they do what they're told, when they're told, and where poverty prevails, and the daily life of it's citizens is a hollow shell of what it could be? This is fact: When citizens have been stripped of their ability to defend themselves, and even of the ability to hold their own government accountable (yes, by force when it was necessary), the destruction of that people was sealed, and amen to their culture, their way of life, and the individual rights that make life worth living. And how can you turn a blind eye to the reality that no matter how strict the gun laws in a particular state...by the VERY DEFINITION of what it means to be a criminal (someone who disregards the laws and does what they want)...there will STILL BE PEOPLE WITH GUNS!! They will buy them from black markets. They will make them in their basements. Whatever it takes, the criminals will still have guns. And if there's anyone left alive during an attack or home invasion or whatever, and they do actually get the opportunity to call 911, it's several minutes AT BEST before the might government forces with their "legitimized" violence will get to your house or business, and by that time IT'S A BODY COUNT. No longer can they defend life or limb or property. And if somehow you do mange to take all the guns, there will still be explosives. And if you manage to take all the explosives there will be knives. And if you take all the knives there will be poisonous and caustic chemicals to burn and blind and kill. And when you take all of that away, there is still electricity. And ballpoint pens. And virtually ANYTHING with a point. A criminal can use literally ANYTHING as a weapon. Are you going to outlaw ballpoint pens and steak knives? You are arguing FLAWED LOGIC that fails (unsurprisingly) to support the flawed utopia you imagine. Fact: It is literally impossible to take everything away from the citizens of a state that they could use to intimidate, harm, or kill each other with. And if you don't let them have guns, the violence of people on each other will continue. Combine that with the dangers of giving away all effective means of keeping your government from turning on you, and you're left with NO CASE for taking guns from the citizens. Are there problems with allowing people to have guns? Yes. Is it a perfect answer? No. Newsflash: there IS NO perfect answer. But taking away a person's ability to defend himself/herself is one of the WORST ideas you could have....and it's exactly what the tyrants, dictators, and all variety of oppressors in the world love.

 

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