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Walter f Kallick's avatar

As happened in another very advanced, civilized country in the mid-twentieth century, the United States is in the process of being taken over by a horrible minority. The barriers to gun control, abortion, a true reading of our history are merely gambits to attract a horrible portion of the electorate. One of the political parties is willing to accept death and repression in our society strictly to ride to total power.

Dan, thanks again for an inspiring column.

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Swaz's avatar

20 ~ 6 and 7 year old babies died in Sandy Hook "after" other mass school shootings. Republicans passed nothing, changed nothing and did nothing. Guns kill. Hate kills. White male mass shooters with their their fake grievances and privilege kill. Stop blaming mental illness because it's lazy and insulting to people who suffer from it and would never carry out a mass shooting. The puzzle pieces fit every single time. I gave up hope after Sandy Hook. 20 ~ 6 and 7 year old babies and their dear teacher using her body to try and protect them died and nothing changed. More mass shootings followed and continue. If that White boy was a Black boy, his locker and definitely his back pack would have been searched. He would have been sent home, expelled, kicked out of school immediately whether his parents were notified or not. But White boys and men always get the benefit of the doubt. Always presumed innocent first. Always get the pass. Women, children and BIPOC do not matter so much in this country, and therein lies the problem. Make them matter.

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