Only in a country of gun lovers is that considered progress.
Well, slap me silly if I'm wrong, but I interpret that statement positively.
Yes, I know the writer meant it sarcastically. But I think he's totally correct. Here in America where we understand and highly value the individual freedom to defend oneself and one's family, we appreciate a year where more guns are sold than ever before but gun violence is actually decreasing. That, my friends, is progress. Indeed.
Well, slap me silly if I'm wrong, but I interpret that statement positively.
- "Only..." -- If it only happens here, I have no problem with that.
- "a country of gun lovers" -- nothing wrong with that, I'm proud to live in a country of gun lovers.
- "that considered progress" -- well, yes, when it's down from 41 to only 36, that's progress, no argument there.
Yes, I know the writer meant it sarcastically. But I think he's totally correct. Here in America where we understand and highly value the individual freedom to defend oneself and one's family, we appreciate a year where more guns are sold than ever before but gun violence is actually decreasing. That, my friends, is progress. Indeed.