re: #355 Ghost of Tom Joad
It’s all about a willingness (or lack thereof) to utilize lethal force to deal with problems or issues. I remember hearing on the radio, in around 91 or 92, a sarcastic commercial for a long-forgotten product or service, but the ad copy said, and I’ll never forget this, “It’s the 90s answer to everything! If someone ticks you off, blow ‘em away!”
It stuck with me for all the years. In retrospect, it was prophetic.