In the past, the first stage in responding to life-threatening situations was determining what

[Atticus]

needed to be done in order to reduce or remove the danger. In response to small pox, polio and even Hitler's Nazis, we figured out how to prevent or defeat them and then---we did what needed doing.

Today, we seem to know what to do about gun deaths and women's rights to control their own bodies and literally dozens of criminals who participated in an attempt to overthrow the US government on January 6th, 2021.

It remains to be seen if we have the gumption to do what needs doing.

[underpants]

1. Exactly. I posted this in another thread

What about fire? Should every kid have a fire extinguisher?
Now let’s stop and think of a world in which there are constantly fires breaking out. Don’t you think we’d say “Hey, how can we have less fires?”

[Irish_Dem]

2. Americans lack courage, not knowledge. We need to hang our heads in shame.

We know exactly what to do.

But we have no courage to do the right thing.

We are no different than Russian soldiers murdering 3 yr olds and the Germans in WWII.

If you can see that I am as mad as hell, you are right.

[rampartc]

3. +1