Responding to yet another gun violence editorial…
I get a lot of periodicals. Frankly, I read their index and if the article(s) impress me I’ll read the articles.
I got a medical journal in today’s post and like many other editors, this one decided that it was important
for her to jump on the gun bandwagon. Actually, hers was better than most, but still leaned more away from
dealing with the real sources of violence than I would have liked. So I replied:
I’m glad to read that your comments were more balanced than most I read of late, especially in the liberal media.
We DO have a problem. Even though it partially manifests itself through the improper use of guns, it’s not per se a gun problem. It IS a VIOLENCE problem.
Guns have been around for a very long time. We used to even have shooting teams in schools and at scouting meetings. Kids would bring their own guns for target practice, have them in their cars/trucks, etc. I would
point you to recent comments by the Governor of Kentucky on this. I agree with his opinion, it’s not a gun problem(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31nHOYTSap4).
You referred to the events at Douglas High where CLEARLY had the FBI and local law enforcement been doing their jobs instead of being politically correct or trying to oust a sitting president instead of protecting students, these events may have been prevented. Law enforcement failed Douglas.
So, why do we of recent history have an increased violence issue? Why are people using violence as their means of choice? I don’t have the answers, but I do have a few questions and concerns:
Clearly the psychological impact of the massive violence that kids are inundated with in the media, on TV, in the movies, with incredibly violent video games HAS to have a negative impact on them. Clearly we can’t have a generation being raised on the evening murder du jour or playing violent games like “grand theft auto” (where killing cops and people is encouraged) and it not have a negative impact on them.
The massive degradation of the family unit clearly has a negative impact.
The lack of church attendance and respect for church values has a negative impact.
Lack of respect for life is a problem and lessening of the value of life clearly has to be impacted by how life’s
value has no value in what kids are being given/shown/presented/bombarded with in the media/movies/games/etc.
The media and authorities are looking for a quick and politically correct “out” for the problem. To them guns are the issue and removing guns will be the global solution to the problem. Well, history shows us that just doesn’t work. I would refer you to recent events in Australia where all guns were outlawed and in theory confiscated – violent crime soared because the criminals knew that the victims were defenseless. This continued until Aussie citizens obtained weapons on the black market and started being able to defend themselves. Also, look at the UK, where also firearms are outlawed – London recently surpassed NYC in the number of murders. Clearly, violence will find the tools it wants to do the deeds it will. The question remains, will you be able to defend yourself or your family when it does? Keep in mind that when second count, cops are minutes away. And we can’t expect them to be everywhere all the time. That’s just not possible.
Guns are inanimate objects. And if you took high school physics you know that an object at rest will stay there until acted upon by an external force. Period. That’s just a fact of life. Some people just need to learn to deal with that fact.
When we have a drunk driver committing a vehicular homicide do we blame Ford? Why not? We blame the gun! Do we blame the car dealer for selling the drunk the car? Why not? We blame gun manufacturers and vendors. Do we blame the AAA or other automotive associations for the events? Nope, but liberals will blame the NRA. Same thing goes for any other crime committed with a vehicle – robbery, theft, kidnapping, etc… With these crimes we correctly blame the CRIMINAL. The perpetrator of the crime. NOT the car… The only reason guns get blamed is because they don’t fit the politically correct agendas of left wing socialist media and mindsets that would rather not deal with the causes of the real issues. Now, some liberals will respond with “you have to have a license to drive a car”… No you don’t. Consider how many auto thefts there are each week…and how many people don’t have licenses yet drive – let alone those that drive without insurance which is another law issue.
In the medical world, we would liken this to the stupidity of thinking that of giving tylenol to a patient with brain cancer as the solution to their problems, while totally ignoring the causes of the disease. America and society needs to stop ignoring the causes of the violence disease, find them and deal with them. And quickly. This continued trend of dealing with the symptoms by thinking that getting rid of guns is the solution, is only going to kill our patient, our society, our fellow man, our kids and ourselves.
Pardon the pun, but there is no “silver bullet” here. It would more than appear that the causes of why we are here and having this discussion are many and will take time and effort to change. But, we need to deal with the causes of the violence as violence will use a baseball bat, knife, machette, steak knife or whatever tools it can do achieve it’s goals. And being one that likes not only baseball but a good steak, I’d hate to see the politically correct being allowed to misdirect us from a proper and correct solution.
I’m Don Rima, and that the view, From Where I Stand.
Why is it snowflakes and liberals can't do math??? 0
Why is it snowflakes and liberals can’t do math???
OK, I’ve had enough of this left wing BS. I was recently more or less accused of supporting the “blood sport of killing children” because to me clearly the publix food chain totally, and wrongly, capitulated to the socialist demands of Soros’s pet pigg. Frankly, I think they should have hauled out all those “die in” idiots, provided they didn’t get stomped on by justifiably irate customers, and thrown their sorry asses in jail! Sorry, the first amendment doesn’t allow you to disrupt business at Publix or anywhere else! Frankly, Publix you WIMPED OUT!
NOBODY supports the “blood sport of killing children”. But only a small vocal segment are using it to push their socialist agenda.
I just do not understand why liberals can’t do math. Look at the facts:
Yes, a small number of kids have been killed in unfortunate school related incidents. Let’s say that the number in recent history is 200 +/-…
Yet, DURING THAT SAME TIME, TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO:
– Texting while driving
– Drunk driving and/or drunk drivers
– Drugs
– NON-GUN related homicides…
– Gang violence
– The FBI publishes a list every year – GO READ IT!
Whereas the 200 or so are a definite concern issue, WHY ARE THE TENS OF THOUSANDS BEING TOTALLY IGNORED????
You’ll tell me there’s laws for drunk drivers, YES! And there’s laws for gun use….etc! So, WHY are the tens of thousands being ignored?
Best reason so far, is that drunk driving, cell phone use, school kids being butchered by other means, etc., just don’t matter to socialists who have an anti gun agenda. To them using the 200 to get rid of your 2nd amendment rights is the only things that matter and the tens of thousands…well, they’re just ignored…to them just collateral damage…just not part of the socialist and liberal media current politically correct agenda…
WAKE UP LEFTIES! DEAD IS DEAD! If you think that a parent that loses a kid to a stabbing, drunk driver or another means hurts any less than one killed in school, you’re WRONG! If you think a cop likes telling parents in their home that their kid was stabbed by some gang, YOU’RE WRONG.
Once again, wake up call for socialists and liberals – It’s NOT A GUN ISSUE – IT’S A VIOLENCE ISSUE! Criminals don’t care about laws. Criminals will do ANYTHING they can to do their deeds! That’s the facts. YOU need to wake up, understand and accept the reality.
As for me, I’d love to see a solution for the violence that killed the 200 just as much as I would the tens of thousands killed by other means of violence… It’s just unfortunate that the socialist left wing media and the anti-gun movement is more intent in inflicting a version of their politically correct panacea on America than dealing with the disease at the causes of the violence.
I’m Don Rima, and that’s the view From Where I Stand….
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018 0
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018
Illiterati – n. – people who are not well educated or well informed
May 28, 2018
Inanimate – adj. – not alive or without life
May 29, 2018
Exemplum – n. – and example or model
May 30, 2018
Distingue – adj. – having a distinguished manner or appearance
May 31, 2018
Perorate – v. – speak at length
June 1, 2018
Salutary – adj. – producing good or beneficial effects
June 2, 2018
Repugnance – n. – intense disgust
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018 0
Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018
Silence is the hardest argument to refute.
May 28, 2018
From the sublime to the rediculous is but a step.
May 29, 2018
Do not wait for a rainy day to fix your roof.
May 30, 2018
The deed will praise itself.
May 31, 2018
Anger is a brief madness, but it can do damage that lasts forever.
June 1, 2018
Respect tradition.
June 2, 2018
You cannot lose what you never had.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018 0
Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018
“You can’t change anything if you don’t bring people with you.” – McCall
May 28, 2018
“Economies of scale are giving way to economies of scope, finding the right size for synergy, market flexibility and, above all, speed.” – Naisbitt
May 29, 2018
“If it ain’t broke, break it.” – Pascale
May 30, 2018
“Each age has its own techniques.” – Pollock
May 31, 2018
“Technology changes. Economics does not.” – Shapiro
June 1, 2018
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Sheely
June 2, 2018
“Courtesy is the ornament of a noble man.” – Bhartrihai
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018 0
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
Ingratiate – v. – bring oneself into favor with someone through flattery
May 21, 2018
Detrition – n. – the action of wearing something away by friction
May 22, 2018
Diel – adj. – denoting or involving a period of 24 hours
May 23, 2018
Matinal – adj. – relating to or taking place in the morning
May 24, 2018
Fracas – n. – a noisy disturbance or quarrel
May 25, 2018
Guttate – adj. – resembling drops or having drop like markings
May 26, 2018
Fascicle – n. – a separately published instalment of a book
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018 0
Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
Honesty is an ongoing process.
May 21, 2018
Move forward, not backward.
May 22, 2018
All people are born free and equal.
May 23, 2018
Explore your relationships.
May 24, 2018
A lie is a lie to yourself.
May 25, 2018
People change and forget to tell each other.
May 26, 2018
No revenge is ever worthwhile.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018 0
Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
“A well run business must have a high and consistent standards of ethics.” – Branson
May 21, 2018
“Occassionally a man must rise above principles.” – Buffett
May 22, 2018
“People should be given the opportunity to vote with their wallets.” – Edmonds
May 23, 2018
“All we did was take information that was hidden and bring it into the light.” – Ellison
May 24, 2018
“Customers must trust an organization and its people.” – Farmer
May 25, 2018
“If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” – Forbes
May 26, 2018
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.” – Ford
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Know your candidates 0
Know your candidates
OK, so, it’s mid term election time and once again we’re being inundated with everyone purporting
to be the best thing since canned beer and sliced bread. Well, they’re all not and you need to make a decision as to which is the best candidate to vote for, based on your preferences, standards and where you want things to go.
So, here’s a few ideas:
Explore their websites
Face it, every candidate worth voting for has not only a website but chances are a Facebook page, twitter and many more sources of blasting you with their message that finding out what you want to know about them and your issues should be easy.
What have they supported?
Yeah, as you would expect, there’s usually a BIG difference between campaign pledges and what they really do once they get in office. SO, for an incumbent, go to their web page and see what they supported. Also you can see how they voted and what their roles in congress was/were by going to www.congress.gov.
Attend their events
These things are usually good for a free cup of java as well as a good chance to meet and greet these people. There’s nothing looking the candidate in the eye and asking your questions or hearing what other people think of them or their record…or lack of the same in some cases.
Visit their campaign offices
These usually exist somewhere, usually in major government cities that are central to the candidates district and what kind of office they’re running for. You can usually find these from their web page. You can get position
papers, questions answered, and about most anything you should want there.
Check their answers
There’s a website call factcheck.org which is run by the University of Pennsylvania. I attempts to monitor the accuracy of canditate statements. Another site claiming to do the same functions is politifact.com.
Use trustworthy sources
I’m omitting the press from this list as recent events and biased reporting in the press has me really concerned just how much “facts without opinion” is still what’s being presented in the “news”. If you trust someone that’s already in a political office, you may want to ask them for an opinion. Also, ballotpedia.org is a site you may want to review as well.
Good luck and good voting!
I’m Don Rima, and that’s the view from where I stand.
Quote Of The Day – For The Week Of May 13, 2018 0
Quote Of The Day – For The Week Of May 13, 2018
May 13, 2018
“I am captivated more by the dreams of the future than by history of the past” – Jefferson
May 14, 2018
“The more things change, the more they stay the same” – Karr
May 15, 2018
“Anyone in a large organizatoin who thinks major change is impossible should probably get out”- Kotter
May 16, 2018
“If we want everything to remain as it is, it will be necessary for everything to change” – Lampedusa
May 17, 2018
“Our future must depend on the kind of future we deserve to have” – Leacock
May 18, 2018
“If you want truly to understand something, try to change it” – Lewin
May 19, 2018
“Power is the ability to influence individuals and institutions in ways that change ideas” – McCall
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