…should never have to cower in a storage room listening
through a barricaded door to the terrifying sounds that signal the deaths of other
children and their teachers.
A friend reminded me quite correctly today that the answer
to this problem is more complex than just controlling guns or providing more
mental health resources. It will take a lot of thought and good will and
passion and sacrifice to make this sort of thing a historical footnote rather
than a frequent current event.
Meanwhile, let’s start with the possible.
Stand up to bullying, especially on behalf of another.
Don’t laugh at cruel jokes.
Stop watching shows that depend on rudeness, stupidity and
cruelty for laughs.
Stop patronizing stores that depend on de facto slave
labor offshore to maintain their price structures.
You can make your own list. But we really have to start
somewhere.
Headlines including ‘massacre’ have become much too common.
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