I just have this crazy belief that people are responsible for the things they do. They might not be fully responsible, or we might say, culpable. Medical reasons come in here, and in principle, I have no objection.
We’re going toward the idea that everything is medical, and that no one is responsible for their decisions. If you ask me why I don’t fit in as a Democrat and progressive, this is why.
Don’t misunderstand me: I think we should do a lot more to support vulnerable people. But those same people prefer stacking programs on top of programs that don’t actually pay for anything, just to seem like better people than their opponents, which (to be fair) doesn’t seem hard to do. I’ll probably be on the same Medicaid waiting list until I am dead.
There was a school shooting in Oregon. A guy once served by special education, returning to “punish” those who helped him. They must exist, but I have never met a bad special education teacher in my life. Those are, on the whole, wonderful people. As you would expect.
I don’t know what a “country that does nothing about guns” or shootings is supposed to mean. And I am not trying to be obtuse. It seems like an irrational emotional reaction to something horrible. I don’t think anyone moved to ban crucifixes or to jail carpenters when that poor priest died the other day.
One thing handguns absolutely do is erase strength imbalances. That’s why women carry firearms for safety. In my cynicism, I’ll enjoy watching the misandrist, feminist, transgender activists and anti-gun activists try to all figure out what they believe.
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