Thought for the day

Some days it is hard to wrap my brain around why such horrible tragic things continue to occur in this country on a daily basis.  Yesterday's mass shooting in Orlando was devastating.  It is difficult to understand how fellow citizens can have such hatred for each other that leads them to things like this.  And yet, to me personally, one of the most devastating things about this ordeal is that it is no longer as devastating as it should be.  Shootings...mass or otherwise...have become a daily occurrence in America. i have gotten to the point where i avoid most news, be it online, television or print media, because it is just too depressing.  And nothing will change it.  One would think that after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary would have started changing our culture, but no sadly it did not.

You cannot talk to most people about gun control because no matter what you say, no matter what your argument is or how much it makes sense....most are not going to listen.  All they hear is you want to take away our guns.  It's in the Constitution....it's our right....it's Murica!! So, the facts are that pretty much anyone can purchase a gun without background checks and that leads to tragedies such as Orlando's.  Now, i'm NOT saying that guns are the only factor.  They are just one of many factors.  But, as long as there are politicians who can be bought by lobbyists, keeping weapons out of the hands of people who do not need to have them is a moot point.

There are other things that disgust me from this situation.  One is white privilege.  When these shootings happen, if the shooter is white, then his motives stem from some kind of mental illness or abuse.  If the shooter is a person of color, he is labeled a thug or a terrorist.  Even before it was released that yesterday's shooter pledged his loyalty to Isis, he was already labeled a terrorist.  He might not have been, but that doesn't matter.  Because of his skin color, that was what he was going to be no matter what.  That's the way our society thinks.  And there are people in this country who do not care about what happened yesterday because it occurred in a gay night club.  There are people who are secretly praising this man for ridding the world of more of us.  And the Biblical cherry pickers who see this as God's punishment.  But, once again, that's Murica!

Anyway, some times i just do not know how to handle these kinds of things.  i don't know what actions to take or if i should even take any.  Sometimes i just want to live in my little bubble because that is the easy thing to do.  i just don't know.  This too shall pass....until the next shooting.

Prayers and good energy being sent around the world