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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I ALSO THINK THESE MASS SHOOTINGS ARE A RESULT OF OUR COLD, CALLOUS SOCIETY. [/quote]

The U.S. is the only country that has anything like this level of problem. We're not that much more cold or callous than most other places - in some cases, we're warmer and more welcoming. Where we really, really differ is the number of guns per capita that we have in private hands. I'm all for making this a kinder, gentler nation -- but, really, the guns are the biggest problem. [/quote]

I think PP is referring to that lack of a social safety net, mental health services are for the rich because insurance isn’t taken by most practices and the ones who do take insurance have long waitlists. We live in a dog-eat-dog society. Inequality is sky high.[/quote]

If we can get a bipartisan agreement for massive public funding of mental health care infrastructure, I'd call it a win -- even if I think that guns are the larger part of the mass killing problem. Independent of these shootings, we need better mental health care in this country. [/quote]

It’s not just mental health care. That’s important, but it’s treating a symptom, not the cause. The cold, callous society is also inadequate and expensive health care, child care, elder care, support for families, and public schools. It’s a system that values people based on profitability and views those that are not profitable (kids, old people, poor people) as unimportant and bordering on expendable. We view what should be normal breaks as weaknesses and reward people for working to the exclusion of all other things in their lives, and then disregard them when they’re no longer able to produce at that level for whatever reason.

Sure, maybe we’re “friendly” to tourists, but as a country, our actions show that we don’t give a crap about each other. Dog eat dog. [/quote]

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