• @frazw
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    562 months ago

    My question to the politicians…

    Has praying been working so far?

    School shootings in the USA occur so frequently now that there is very clear evidence that prayer does not prevent them. Therefore , at what point should the strategy be changed to try something else? The most powerful people in the USA claim they have no power to stop this, yet can very significantly curtail abortion access I under the guise of protecting lives.

    The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

    There have been 416 school shootings since Columbine. Every time prayer is offered by politicians. Every time another school shooting was just around the corner.

      • Optional
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        162 months ago

        To be fair, it’s ruined a lot all around the world.

    • Rhaedas
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      52 months ago

      At first I thought that number was far too small, but then realized that was just schools, and not all mass shootings. Each time it proves the point once again, but for me it was Sandy Hook where I realized that if we don’t change after that event, we’re not going to change easily.

      I added easily…initially I didn’t, but I think any society can change its ways with enough effort. Kids dying doesn’t seem to have the push needed, which says a lot about us.

      • Billiam
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        62 months ago

        Our country has decided that dead children is the price we’re willing to pay for buying more weapons.