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littlemissmartypants

(22,513 posts)
10. I deeply believe that we are all traumatized by these shootings.
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 04:38 PM
Nov 2022

Our collective society is under siege. If a person isn't touched by these events they are deranged and/or are manifesting antisocial personality disorder. In other words, very sick and possibly a danger to society.

How many of us here haven't started to rethink our societal interactions?

I have read at least one thread today discussing the safest times to go shopping. We consider adjusting our activities based on gun violence not just because we are fearful. We are traumatized.

Because of the frequently repeated trauma, we are unable to think critically. We're unable to conclude that it's the weapons that are the ultimate problem.

It's not the visit to the store, bar, club, synagogue, church, school, college, Post Office, restaurant ball game, party, park, street, gas station, spa, apartment, nail salon, rest stop, deli, apartment, strip club, home or in a drive by. And that's not an entirely inclusive list of actual places where these crimes occur.

We have to start thinking critically and behave differently or this will only get worse. But how much worse can it be?

I've had enough. It's time for letters, phone calls and promises to those in power who refuse to see the need for change. They need to deeply understand that they will be voted out if they refuse to listen and act accordingly.

If we can't vote them out then they need to know that we will hound them into their graves until they do something monumental to protect the people of our society.

We can refuse to live like this and we should make our refusal known and make it loud, united and crystal clear.

Enough is enough.

❤️ pants

In every mass shooting there are most likely survivors who will rurallib Nov 2022 #1
+100 Absolutely bronxiteforever Nov 2022 #2
The deep pockets of the gun lobby and their influence over the low IQ voter Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2022 #3
I don't think of making owners financially responsible for their guns rurallib Nov 2022 #4
How about you commit a crime with a gun Rural_Progressive Nov 2022 #9
I deeply believe that we are all traumatized by these shootings. littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #10
+1000 Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2022 #13
I was talking with I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #14
❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #15
Thanks for the hug I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #20
Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #22
Agree we are traumatized I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #19
A couple of months ago... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2022 #11
According to anotherr group, it was 652nd. we have been averaging two a day niyad Nov 2022 #5
One is too many. Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2022 #7
Welcome to America. A multigraincracker Nov 2022 #6
14 only counts the fatalities. There are more who are still in the hospital...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #8
Horrible bdamomma Nov 2022 #12
God almighty. No wonder the rest of the world thinks this country is nucking futs. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #16
Sad Demovictory9 Nov 2022 #17
"Free speech" confabulating on RW media's part lambchopp59 Nov 2022 #18
And we'll keep having the same circular firing squad arguments about guns... Initech Nov 2022 #21
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