I'll be even more depressing.....I don't think it's anything new or different. I don't think it's anything that's changed. Some individuals lose it. It's a part of life. Not all Human beings all well balanced, and unless we're prepared to let science choose our dna before we're born, and arrest people for pre-crimes I don't see it changing.
And with more population, there's going to be more people that lose it. Just simple population pressure. There's always been a percentage that freak out. The percentage doesn't change, but the population is rising, so there appears to be more of them. And when social pressures increase, more of them lose it.
Humans used to be rural, now we're urban. Mass attacks will be more frequent beacuse that's how we live now....in dense population centers.
I agree, it has absolutely nothing to do with guns or gun laws. If they don't have guns, they'll buy Castor beans at the natural food store and make Ricin laced envelopes to mail to schools, or whoever, whatever. Or go on a knifing spree...or beat their victims with a baseball bat.....or set off home made bombs. Lock the door and mix bleach and amonia together to gas everyone in the room...much cheaper than buying a gun. Gun control is a red herring and a knee jerk "there outta be a law" from the busibodies that want to tell everyone else how to live (which is the nature of all politicians of all parties). It has absolutely nothing to do with safety.
A bad economy doesn't help (50% unemployment in high school/college graduates). A future with no prospects or hope doesn't help. Just adds to the pressure. Governments that have parties where one wants to steal from the rich to give to the poor, while the other wants to starve the poor and protect the rich is destroying personal liberties and economic opportunity for everyone. Left/right, conservative/liberal.....they're all fruitcake nuts that are only out for their narrow busibody worldview with a total disregard for all others. They want to tell you when you can have sex and when you can't. They want to tell you what to eat and what not to eat. (Castor Beans which contain deadly ricin is legal while cannabis which is harmless is illegal ?) Since when was any of this the business of these busibodies politicians? The more pressure you put on the society, the more that pressure will seek release, and set off those venurable individuals. Basic sociology and psychology. The politicians are playing games with things they don't understand.....because we elect idiots....because it seems only busibodies run for office.
Religion is another sociatal pressure. "My god is better than your god, and if you don't believe then you're going to hell so It's okay if I kill you in the name of my god." What the hell is wrong with human beings ? What a terrible sickness ! Self-righteous bigots wear their robes and make their pronouncement of hell, sin, death, fatwa.....rather than focus on the teachers truths of love, hope, compassion and respect. So venerable individuals cling to the inspiration to bring death to those they don't understand....after all, it's easier to kill what you don't understand than to learn respect for your fellow humans. And religion can give you an excuse and absolve you for your shitty behaviour towards your fellow humans.
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