Effects from the man who set himself on fire that nobody is talking about:

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37. Perhaps this commentary is a little off the point, but

I'd much rather contemplate the effects that a litany of mean-spirited, divisive, hate filled and bigoted demagoguery, batshit crazy conspiracy theories, and other associated venom, dispensed on a daily basis, 24/7 to an entire populace,

have even upon people in (relatively) full control of their faculties - much less upon our youth, and especially those living with mental illnesses.

I believe those entrusted with positions of leadership in our society have a duty to model, for the rest of us, a certain level of dignity, honour, poise, empathy, and ethical responsibility of the highest order. Instead of being vermin and scalawags of the worst.

Currently, there's way too much of the latter, for my druthers.