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In reply to the discussion: Is it too soon? [View all]

ForgedCrank

(2,860 posts)
12. I can't
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 04:52 PM
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argue with that logic. However, the very thing I am preaching about is a topic that gets absolutely zero discussion even though it is a thing that we can ALL do, right now, with no political or legislative involvement at all. There isn't a single OP here discussing it, and scant few even acknowledge the problem. Frankly, I'm convinced that many enjoy the anger and hatred, and they are unwilling to ever give it up for any reason. All we have to do is stop hating each other and stop spreading it like the plague that it is. This shooter was reportedly transgender. So why would this person just decide to go out and shoot other humans? While we may not now or ever know the reasons with certainty (since he's dead), I'd almost bet money that he was the target of hatred from others. Cultivating this hatred has become the norm, and it is manifesting itself in very predictable ways, and a gun isn't what caused all of that.

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