sandy hook

"Sandy Hook did not happen because of a lone, disturbed young man..." 

While I agree in general with the below article, I do disagree with the above statement. 

In fact, Sandy Hook did occur because of one young man turned monster. 

The writer does enumerate some of the underlying conditions that, taken together and allowed to fester,  can erupt in violence. 

Look carefully at each point and ask yourself if this was an attitude that existed when you were young.  Ask yourself if this is the nation you really can be proud of.  Then, if you find that you are not proud, ask yourself what you are going to do about it. 

 

Carl Jarvis

   

 

Subject: A Culture That Condones The Killing Of Children And Teaches Children To Kill

A Culture That Condones The Killing Of Children And Teaches Children To Kill
December 14, 2012 / Lucinda / Comments Off
The Sandy Hook massacre isn't just about the need for gun control laws, it
is about a culture that condones the killing of children and teaches
children that killing is okay.
It is about a country addicted to violence on television and movie screens.
It is about cuts in education spending.
It is about giving the military free access to our schools where they regale
our children with romanticized delusions of military righteousness.
It is about environmental and health policies that expose our children to
all manner of toxins in the air, land and water.
It is about thinking we have the right to kill children with drones or by
dropping toxic munitions on their countries that cause birth defects and
miscarriages.
It is about saddling our children with crippling education debt and no
prospect for jobs.
It is about telling boys (and men) they have to be tough and to fight and
kill for what they want or think is right.
It is about a national policy that denies children basic rights and
systemically teaches them that violence is okay.
And it is about a media so insensitive that it thinks it is okay to shove a
microphone in the face of young victims in the name of sensationalized 24/7
cable "news" while under-reporting the root causes of this tragedy.
Sandy Hook did not happen because of a lone, disturbed young man and it is
not an isolated incident. It is an epidemic and we are all to blame. And
today (and tomorrow and every day after A Culture That Condones The Killing
Of Children And Teaches Children To Kill
December 14, 2012 / Lucinda / Comments Off
The Sandy Hook massacre isn't just about the need for gun control laws, it
is about a culture that condones the killing of children and teaches
children that killing is okay.
It is about a country addicted to violence on television and movie screens.
It is about cuts in education spending.
It is about giving the military free access to our schools where they regale
our children with romanticized delusions of military righteousness.
It is about environmental and health policies that expose our children to
all manner of toxins in the air, land and water.
It is about thinking we have the right to kill children with drones or by
dropping toxic munitions on their countries that cause birth defects and
miscarriages.
It is about saddling our children with crippling education debt and no
prospect for jobs.
It is about telling boys (and men) they have to be tough and to fight and
kill for what they want or think is right.
It is about a national policy that denies children basic rights and
systemically teaches them that violence is okay.
And it is about a media so insensitive that it thinks it is okay to shove a
microphone in the face of young victims in the name of sensationalized 24/7
cable "news" while under-reporting the root causes of this tragedy.
Sandy Hook did not happen because of a lone, disturbed young man and it is
not an isolated incident. It is an epidemic and we are all to blame. And
today (and tomorrow and every day after that) is the time to confront this
self-inflicted tragedy.
that) is the time to confront this self-inflicted tragedy.

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