“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke
How many mass shootings will occur before we do something about it? Once again, a horrible shooting took place today in El Paso, Texas. The numbers that I have seen on television reporting are at least 19 dead and over 40 wounded. Once again, this horror occurs in America. Once again, we can expect those politicians who are in the control of the NRA to offer “thoughts and prayers.” Once again, we, as a nation, need to demand action.
Once again, we need to say in one voice, “Enough is enough!”
This is a uniquely American tragedy, not that it cannot happen in other countries, but the sheer numbers of incidents that do occur here make it part of the fabric of our nation.
We must not allow this to be normal, to hear it, be upset, and then just move on. This is wrong, this is evil, and this must not continue. The majority of Americans want some form of gun control. We must not simply want it. We must demand it. We must tell politicians that if they do not take action on gun control, we will vote them out of office. We must demand that they stand up to the corporate gun lobby and the NRA. We must demand that they understand and recognize human lives matter more than the sale of guns no one should have.
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
Elie Wiesel
Let us speak out. Vote. Let your voices be heard.
Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
When will the madness stop? We must take politics out of gun control.
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Thank you!
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You speak on behalf of so many people, thanks
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You are very welcome.
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I like your article, and I completely agree with you that something MUST be done, but I’m deeply pessimistic that anything WILL be done.
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We must exert pressure to make politicians act or be voted out.
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White supremacy/whitenationalism. Weekly mass shootings. What has happened to this country?
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It is at risk of being taken over by fascists, and we must speak out.
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Indeed.
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Reblogged this on Not Tomatoes.
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Thank you!
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The more of us that speak out against these horrors, the more our voices are heard. I, too, have written on this. When the “leader”, and I use that term loosely, of the nation calls for violence, supports racism and bigotry, and rallies the masses to a frenzy … it’s going to happen again and again and again. You’re right … enough is ENOUGH! But, this won’t be the last one …
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Unfortunately, it just happened again in Ohio. To all, speak out!
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I know … about 20 miles from where I live. 😥
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This is horrible.
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At least my country changed the gun laws after our mass shooting earlier in the year.
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That was the right thing to do. Here, the majority of the population wants gun control, but slimy politicians in the hands of the gun lobby and the NRA oppose such legislation.
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Here here ! no one who is not in the armed forces, or in a specialist police unit should have a gun. It might sound harsh but not even for hunting . If farmers need to shoot creatures or birds a specialist should be called in. Guns should be outlawed, the gun laws are totally flawed. Okay I am naive. But the slaughter must stop. … What has Trump to say.
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Thank you
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Thank you for bringing this matter up 💜
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You are welcome, and we must all spread the word. We must all speak up.
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Yes things are getting bad here in the UK though here it is mostly knife crime though the statistics are flying off the scale at the moment it is very very disturbing.💜
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Good people must always make their voices heard.
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Yes because if we don’t the evil will win ! 💜
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You are correct.
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Reblogged this on willowdot21 and commented:
Heaven Help us all.
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Thank you.
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It is a uniquely American tragedy exactly because it could happen anywhere, but it doesn’t. The arguments that if you ban guns people will buy them on the deep web makes no sense. Everybody in the world with strictly enforced gun control can buy any noxious weapon on the web, point is, they don’t. Only in America.
Nobody needs a gun, and if your country (so-called richest most advanced nation in the world) is so insecure that ordinary citizens need to be armed to the teeth with military-grade weapons to defend themselves from their fellow citizens then you have an extremely sick society in need of emergency attention.
I really hope right prevails, but on past performance, it’s unlikely. Sandy Hook….
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The hope that I have comes mainly from young people who have had enough and are voting. I think the youth will lead us.
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Young people have traditionally been at the spearhead of revolutions, but when it comes to political representation, we always seem to end up with the same tired old faces. Voting isn’t enough, they have to take over the political debate. It’s the same the world over. School strikes are easy enough. The next stage is standing for election.
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I agree, and it is beginning to happen. And we need to continue to speak out!
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We do, and to encourage them to have confidence in their ability to change things. I have one of mine going to college in September to study Political Science. Maybe she’ll be one of the new voices. Who knows?
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I hope so!
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Nowhere is safe, not schools, not offices, not churches, not restaurants, nowhere. Our country has descended into madness with young crazy hateful men armed with military gear. But our leaders blame video games…
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They refuse to accept their responsibilities in creating this horror. We must hold them accountable and always speak up and always vote.
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