It is horrific enough that these people died. The fractures in American society are a tinderbox and I hope that everyone who can will do something to help unite its people.
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It depends on the point of view of the narrator doesn't it?
From a different perspective I see this as an illustration of America and what makes it great. You have the bad actor showing us all the pain we must endure and risks we run from being part of a free society. You have the bigger story that, we just don't naturally focus on, where the average American citizens, being an absolute mix of races, genders, generations and every other category you can think of instinctively came together and helped each other through the crisis.
The one story I saw had a young black kid helping 30 some odd people until he was wounded then being helped by the older white cop who was wounded saving the kids life. Not directing at you Steve but how in the hell is the shooter a bigger indictment of our "lack of unity" than that story alone is an example of just how goddamn robust and healthy 95% of our society is?
Maybe we can all help to do our part by putting events in the proper perspective. One sick fuck vs hundreds of decent ones just doesn't equal society is hopelessly fucked imo.
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OK, so there's precious little to be found here to smile about, but, CNN was just interviewing someone analyzing the shooter's mental state.
They concluded he was probably a psychopath, and then defined the term as "A reptilian disregard for human life."
So there.
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Nigel Tufnel
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Why would you choose to believe a cover up on this. It makes no sense.
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His isn't one sick person. It's a national epidemic. Las Vegas was the worst, but this is an an almost daily occurence. Americans are killing themselves.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/oct/02/america-mass-shootings-gun-violence
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So, an emerging market is now the benchmark for what was once the richest country in the world and it's moral leader?
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trying to pass off west Philly gang/drug shootings as part of some national epidemic of "mass shootings" is lazy analysis at best. It is completely disingenuous manipulation of some data points to fit an existing agenda if you ask me.
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