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krispos42

(49,445 posts)
1. I'd like to see them made "unimaginable" again
Sat Jun 11, 2022, 09:34 AM
Jun 2022

The way we marinate in these events normalizes them. It used to be that kids were basically ignorant of even the concept of a school shooting, and adults were of course aware of the concept but didn't talk about it.

Now it's everywhere! News media, social media, in person discussions, school drills, etc. It's become normalized. We're into our third complete k-12 generation after Columbine with this normalization.

Schools don't need "active shooter drills" and "fire drills", they need "security drills" and "evacuation drills".

Now Trump-humping nuts and angry bullied kids glory in the carnage and attention these events get and are inspired to do their own.

It's like domestic lone-wolf terrorism, only half the time there's no political component.

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