…in years to come progressives may look back and sigh for the good old days when journalistic “objectivity” still encouraged the corporate media to give the truth and conservative propaganda equal weight, instead of just mindlessly repeating the latter.
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…gun control is a red herring and we should really be talking about why we have so much violence in America even when compared with countries that have far less restrictive gun laws.
Well, for starters, we are a violent nation, founded on violence. It’s hardwired into the American psyche. Violence is almost an American right, like the right to drive alone in your car around the block to get a pack of smokes and a six pack when you could walk.
But, more to the point, violence is fostered in the American society on a level that is not only acceptable, it’s encouraged and propagated. It’s business. Big business. From prisons to nuclear missiles. Violence and money go hand in hand and are at the root of the American Dream – Freedom = Money and the right to defend that freedom by any means is practiced freely. So, is it any surprise that people feel vindicated in their belief that it’s entirely acceptable to kill someone for violating their territory whether it be a physical or a conceptual boundary? My two cents…
