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I don’t think love is the answer. I think hate might be.
I get the whole deal about turning the other cheek About hating the sin and not the sinner.
But the politicians who are against universal background checks on all gun sales and who are against a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the United States don’t deserve the parsing of their terrible actions from their souls. What they deserve is our hatred.
We are fools to treat this situation as an opportunity for political debate. The reason is this: On the one side you have politicians who are supposed to protect the public health (something they have no problem doing when they tell us how fast to drive and how tightly to be strapped in) but drop their responsibility when it comes to guns.
On the other side, you have the rest of us, the citizens of America…
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Thanks for reblogging, as I commented on the original, I don’t agree with either flower power nor hate. There are other ways ahead, like intelligence, determination and vision. And courage too.
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Here I’m either hearing, “we need more guns!” Or “ban muslims!” Or “the gays deserved it.” I’m just sick to death of my country.
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Don’t give up on it, it’s still one of the best places in the world to live in, though you’re going through very tough times…
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Yes. It’s still a great place. I’m just frustrated.
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