I Love Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder’s Critique of Guns

Last updated on: October 21, 2013 at 8:37 am by Chris Henrichsen

I Love Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder’s Critique of Guns 2013-10-21T08:37:33-07:00 Chris Henrichsen

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Eddie Vedder, of the rock band Pearl Jam, offers a Utilitarian assessment of the gun situation in American society:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHD76Io46U&feature=share&list=FLNgKcVGJl7ufiBRQiFsETGA

In many ways, Vedder’s thoughts remind me of the philosopher Jeff McMahan’s argument that I looked at back in May.

Vedder’s argument about guns is not particularly articulate or sophisticated (and he can be both). However, it very much mirrors my sentiments about guns.

In March, I referred to the gun culture of Wyoming as a a form of cultural psychosis. It is a form of psychosis that reaches far beyond Wyoming.

In the grand cultural divide, I will take Eddie Vedder over Ted Nugent any day. The above clip reminds me why.

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