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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course the procecutor is saying that.  . . . Listen, I'm not defending this man's actions. I'm just urging people here and elsewhere to stop jumping to conclusions. Don't parrot the voices on TV and in DC that seem to love to push this narrative. No nuance. No discussion. No evidence before being called tone of the most vile thing a person can be called. The elite media and elite politicians do not care. Let's blindly allow them to lead us to more division.
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The division is already there--has always been there. We are a nation that was founded with violence, including the near-destruction of the native population and the horrific slave trade. Trying to paper over all of that doesn't make it better. We need to understand who we are, deal with systemic issues that keep different groups of people down, and then try to move forward together. I have hope that the younger generations will eventually get there. But we're not there yet and not talking about it isn't going to magically make the issues go away.[/quote]

Please tell us which nations don't have a similar history.[/quote]

There are many that don't--not all countries have been empires or part of empires. That being said, we were supposed to be different. We were supposed to be the giant "melting pot," the haven for the religiously persecuted, the politically persecuted, the poor, the downtrodden etc. We are literally founded on the notion of giving people a second chance in life. Or at least that's what many of us have been led to believe. So we should be better than we are. We should always strive to be better. [/quote]

PP here. Of course, we should do and be better. We should also be encouraging our young people to be respectful to one another and have respect for authority figures, work hard in school, earn a degree that will provide a living, etc. This constant self flagellation and telling kids they can have a pass for criminal behavior is going to be very harmful for their futures. I'll add that there's not a country without rulers, kings, tribes,  warriors, noblemen, etc without a history of violence and the subjugation of those beneath them.[/quote]

The shooter's grandson already is on the news outlets attesting to his grandfather's bigotry and extreme racism.

This is a tragedy.  [/quote]

PP here. I agree it is a tragedy. No question. I'm just thankful the victim survived the shooting and is at home to recover. I'm sure the emotional recovery will be long. [/quote]

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