Impotent Rage [View all]
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In MY opinion,this is what is at the heart of so many of the incidents we have come to know as "tragedies".
Is it the impotent feelings of helplessness/hopelessness that may be driving so many people to crack under the pressure? The pressure may be self-imposed or could be triggered by an unjustified (in their eyes) job-loss, failed love life, loss of family, etc.
We do not cope well lately.
Too many people seem to be looking for vengeance. Does that make us much different from the people we love to fight against in another part of the globe?
Many unhappy people are too ready to lash out, and of course if they are armed, we all know what happens next.
America is seen to have the unique experience of gun-murder rates, whether one-on-one or on groups,
What is also unique about us is this:
Lose a job?..lose your health care for the family,,maybe lose your home...
Poor?..good luck, you're on your own
Want to go to college?..be ready to mortgage your whole life to rich bankers who may be deducting those inexcusable debts from your Social Security
Hungry?..Good luck, you loser..you should have saved more money, or maybe you are not worthy of food assistance..
WE HAVE NO SOCIAL SAFETY NET here that is automatic ...a given..something you have as a citizen.
When there is no "commons", society reverts to anti-social behaviors.
Any person (the day after an "incident"
who has had a family member gunned down in a workplace/school/random massacre, would probably be in favor of paying any amount of extra tax required to put a safety net in place, so that even some person somewhere might feel less impotent rage..and the need to lash out at innocents..
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