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Jokes aside, I agree that the biggest problem here is that people will simply refuse to acknowledge energy weapons as being "real" even as they begin to become widespread. I know of a handful of technologies that already exist but get shunned and ignored because they "sound too futuristic"...
I love how most of you aren't even trying to argue against @HistoryMinor 's point, you're just repeating classic conservative talking points like "Actually, the liberals are the real racists!", "Someone was mean to me on the Internet so clearly I'm right!" and "Well, it's not like YOU have any...
This is all true, and honestly I'm impressed at the depth of analysis of your argument, but I think you forget one simple fact: Energy weapons are awesome.
Now, I know that sounds like just a meme for the sake of a meme, but if you think about it, the logic for why you would own a laser pistol...