“they make something beautiful instead of death” Agreed, but your neighbor’s kid’s fingers might not agree after that M-80
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fireworks are a celebration of peace. They’re made from the same ingredients as bullets but they make something beautiful instead of death. I’ve always found this a profoundly meaningful thing.
AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
ssj2marx@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
we should ban every single thing that’s dangerous to the user
Wahots@pawb.social 2 months ago
About 41,000 Americans die in fatal car accidents, with another 289,000 injured in 2022 alone, from distracted driving. If we are going to be banning dangerous things, heavy consumer cars and trucks should probably be right up there.
UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah! More public transportation!
/L/FuckCars
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No, but as a general rule in society we think that explosives are dangerous things, yet we happily sell them to teenagers who blow out stuff or light them horizontally pointed at other people.
I don’t like fireworks, but when it’s done by professionals I at least know that no one will be intentionally hurt by it. I don’t think they should be entirely banned, but I think that they should be regulated, anything even remotely as dangerous as most fireworks already is.
treadful@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I swear I didn’t give that kid the M80.
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I don’t believe fireworks should be retailed to the public in any form. They’re a very different story from an aeriel display put on by professionals.
gramie@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Unless you count birds that abandon their nests, and other animals that flee their homes. Or the heavy metals and other chemicals that are added to the environment. Or the significant increases in particulate matter in the air.
earth.org/environmental-impact-of-fireworks/
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We can come up with that laundry list of environmental impacts for a lot of things. Should we start with the electronic device you used to type your comment?
If you’re thinking to argue that your phone is essential while fireworks are mere entertainment, all I can say to you is “bread and roses.”
gramie@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Are you saying “Whatabout…”?
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No, you’re reaching for that word to try to categorically dismiss an argument you have no response to.