re: #107 dholmes32

But what really has to happen is a sea change in thinking that says gun deaths are a public health nightmare and unacceptable.

QFT

Again, as long as we are killing our own, no one will take notice. It seems we need an “other” to blame before we get serious.

It used to be black people were the knee-jerk scapegoats. The white power structure hasn’t been able to deal with it and it’s been something like 4 decades since the CRA.

Luckily, there was the Russians, then the gays (aids) then the drug cartels, then 9/11.

Somehow, the rest of us have figured out that it doesn’t matter the boogieman, xenophobia is not the answer.

humans!