AMERICA WILL CURE ITS GUN MADNESS; |
It’s time to turn this pain into action. For every parent, for every citizen in this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country: It’s time to act. It’s time — for those who obstruct or delay or block the commonsense gun laws, we need to let you know that we will not forget. We can do so much more. We have to do more. |
Resignation has become fashionable in the aftermath of the Buffalo, then the Uvalde shootings. Been there. Said that. Nothing changes. Can't do anything. What's the use.
All of which is understandable, given the way things are going: the stalled campaign to reverse climate change; the Supreme Court’s six-robed crusade to squelch abortion and many other freedoms; the success Republicans are enjoying as they lay their anti-democracy agenda on the rest of us.
In reality, what prevents democracies like ours from solving our crucial problems is despair, and the way hopelessness and resignation paralyze the processes that have always moved the country forward.
As Biden said, we can stop gun violence.
We will, if we work at it and work hard.
Over time, there will be fewer school shootings and other gun deaths.
That sounds like a miracle today; in the future, we will take it for granted.
Absolutely agree, and thanks for writing as the media grief-a-thon keeps pounding away at us. I'm not complaining, we *should* all be paying a lot of attention, it is just massively depressing. I would also note that along with your encouraging examples of successful change, we still battle litter and other forms of pollution. Better, yes--but there is a subset of people who think it's hilarious to throw their shit all over and who will likely never change. Presumably, gun nuts will feel the same, and unfortunately they can kill us. I still think you're right, it's just going to be harder and take longer than we think.
A good reminder about the litterbugs. There's a whole bunch of people out there that really don't care. They'll be the death of us.
Thank you, thank you…so much of what you express so clearly, captures the cluttered thoughts in mind!
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