Many years ago, before Columbine, before 9/11, I served on my local town council. Maybe I was a different person then. I don’t know. Politics was never a good fit for me. I am shy and somewhat indifferent to whether people like me, but the workings of local government have always been of interest, and I’m still surprised by how little people seem to know about how the functions that impact them so directly, garbage collection, fire suppression, parks maintenance, etc., actually work.
Gun violence is a severe symptom of a horrible decay in our culture. We need to regulate guns, but that is not enough. We need to heed the desperation of our youth who are driven to that depth of hopelessness, rage and hatred.
So so sad..angry too..as a former teacher those are the same faces as students I taught
“People lose energy or grow hopeless when they see nothing change.” Yes, that’s it.
Gun violence is a severe symptom of a horrible decay in our culture. We need to regulate guns, but that is not enough. We need to heed the desperation of our youth who are driven to that depth of hopelessness, rage and hatred.
Yes. I’m sad, and angry, and disgusted.