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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm all for stricter gun laws, but that's only part of the solution -- and frankly -- [b]the easier part of the solution.[/b] For starters, we need to step up and clamp down on the rampant cyberbullying that takes place -- cyberbullying that causes too many kids to kill themselves or to kill innocent people. We also need to boycott Hollywood and its glorification of violence -- a glorification that enriches media (i.e. film, TV and music) executives while putting the idea into young people's minds that it's okay or cool to go on shooting rampages. Finally, we need to find ways that support and strengthen families. No, I'm not talking about "traditional family values" or anything like that. I'm talking about an environment in which young people have healthy adult parents or mentors who instill them a sense of self-worth or confidence -- a sense of purpose in life.[/quote]

No it's not "easier" because people keep voting Republicans into office who won't pass common sense gun laws. These Republican members of Congress are indebted to the NRA.
And, in case it hasn't dawned on you, Republicans are also not willing to pay for mental heath care, community efforts to end cyber-bullying, or social programs to help struggling parents.

We can't do what you suggest until Republicans are voted out.[/quote]

The PP's valid point is that politics alone will not solve the problem of gun violence.[/quote]

Well, since "Thoughts and Prayers" haven't worked at all for the last 20 years, maybe Republicans should try to pass a bill to limit sales of assault rilfes.[/quote]

Extending sympathy and prayers to grieving families of dead children is not intended to stop school shootings.  It's not supposed "to work" to stop the shootings.  And you know it.

Extending sympathy is a common thing to do, and prayers is what religious people do in troubling times.  [/quote]

BS. Don't be so naive. Politicians say "thoughts and prayers" because it's enough for their pathetic constituents, who are all to content to accept those toothless words over effective policies to end gun violence. [/quote]

Condolences and prayers are NOT a policy.  Stop conflating - stop with the pretending.  [/quote]
No one is saying they're the same. I'm saying that Republican voters are satisfied with thoughts and prayers from their politicians, and perfectly content to have Republican politicians do absolutely NOTHING policy-wise to prevent hundreds of kids being slaughtered by assault rifles legally purchased. Perfectly content, otherwise, why would they continue to vote for them?[/quote]

That is false.

Republicans believe in added security measures at schools, but democrats oppose added security. [b]THERE WERE ARMED POLICE OFFICERS CHASING THE SHOOTER WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO STOP HIM FROM KILLING 20 PEOPLE. [/b]

Republicans often also advocate having a nuclear family, [b]Having a nuclear family doesn't prevent gun violence.  Familicide is all-too-common. It's higher than random violence for whites, and is more often committed in white families. [url]https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/fvs03.pdf[/url][/b]

attending church or other place of worship,[b] Study after study debunks the oft-cited claim that the religious are more moralistic, generous, or altruistic. [url]https://theconversation.com/are-religious-people-more-moral-84560[/url][/b]

more consequences for felonious juvenile crimes, [b]There is bipartisan support for juvenile crime support, but there are key differences in approach. Perhaps the GOP could also be willing to have better conversations. You cannot blame this on one party. [url]https://apnews.com/article/crime-juvenile-crime-b447107b606dc6cd15339e5a0bda32b0[/url][/b]

and a sense of personal responsibility for one's actions.  [b]You can't take personal responsibility when you are dead by police or by your own hand. [/b]

Others, by contrast, often advocate "dismantling the nuclear family," atheism, lesser punishments for felonious behavior, and blaming others or society as an external locus of control for their bad acts.[/quote]

Have anything else I can poke holes in?[/quote]

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