I agree to a point. America IS a shithole country. And believe me you would find it hard to find someone more against weed (and drug culture in general) than I am.
But I don't think the 2nd amendment is the issue
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I do because it is a sort legislative idol. Quick, what is the 3rd Amendment about? Or the 7th? Yeah, I also have no idea. Even the 1st is probably a mystery to most people.
It's the US equivalent to the UK's perplexing attachment to the dysfunctional NHS and the way Germany cowtows to Israel.
It made a lot of sense, at one point, and now it's just there and everyone thinks it has magical powers to protect them from Evil.
The Constitutional Amendments don't protect you. God protects you.
I think that if I were American I'd be able to tell you!
But good point, i completely agree with everything else you said!