Since I've cleared my head of the rant of stigma against Mental Health, now I can run my mouth regarding politicians and their lack of brain cells when it comes to crisis.
Since the tragedy one week ago, I've seen politicians make ridiculous statements on how they are going to "fix" this situation. One of the first things I heard was one politician claimed he is going to carry his own fire-arm. Okay, great, if that helps you feel more protected and sleep better at night great! Can you please tell me what this is going to solve? Let's fight violence with more violence, yes, this makes complete sense to me.
I understand that most Americans feel it is their right to own, possess, have access to a gun. Whatever, cool, own a gun. How many people have done research to understand that our country is one of the highest ranking with murders caused by guns?? Although people may feel that it may not relate to them and their gun, how many people are aware of accidental homicides. Or How many are aware that their gun could end up in the wrong persons hands via theft? What about the children in the homes of the negligent parent?? Yes, unfortunately they exist (far more often than you think) and yes they most likely have a gun in their house. Whatever, who cares about those statistics, they only matter when it happens to you anyways...
Let's just think of the reality of this. Sure, we should have the right to guns. How come it is so ridiculously hard to get a loan for a car or a home, but it is so easy to get a gun? How come a person cannot easily get a car, which gets them to a job to PAY for a car and a home. Unless they are lucky enough to have a co-signer, or GREAT credit (which let's face it, barely anyone has). But, Anyone can easily walk into wal-mart or where ever and get a gun? Oh, well I guess it makes sense, so all of the homeless have something to protect themselves while they live on the streets... Right? Come on, THINK ABOUT IT! Make it harder to obtain a gun! I know this might piss some people off because then they might have to have the IQ of someone smarter than a fifth grader...Maybe then we won't have the "crazies" walking around shooting people up like it's their job. Just because they can't get a gun! Haha, wait what??? This sounds too simple... why would we make it harder to get a gun...Let all the fools run around with them... let's continue the trend of murders and be proud that we are a country who prides ourselves on FREEDOM and MURDER!!!!
Then, making comments on restricting freedom of speech?? Oh, because people so freely have been fighting and being negative. This must have caused Jared Loughner to act a fool and shoot them up. Especially since he posted a video that helped get him suspended about being ticked off that his college took away his freedom of speech. Get with it, Republicans and Democrats have opposing opinions, they have never gotten along and there has always been negative opinions and arguments between the two... this doesn't cause people to shoot people up. Encouraging and giving praise to arguments by offering more airtime on television to NEGATIVE things doesn't promote us to live with peace, but... it's not going to make people shoot people. Graphic video games and movies might increase people's aggression and desensitize them to murder and blood. Still, right and wrong is clearly defined for us all... we all know the reality... or we all should know reality...
but we live in a society that encourages violence, prioritizes this in media. we live in a society that does not support receiving appropriate treatment for health issues (including mental). we don't live in a society that encourages peace and trying to get along with others. We live in a society that likes to place blame and look at things in retrospect with anger and disappointment rather than take responsibility and look to the future with hopes of preventing these feelings from occurring again.
Ah, educated politicians, you are fools when it come to crisis.
The message you have delivered to me is when something bad happens it is best to think like a fool and blame the easiest scapegoat. Take the first exit and ignore the future.
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