Some people are insane.
Unfortunately, those are the facts of the real world.
No flag can change those facts.
The tragedy that occurred last Wednesday in a small town in South Carolina is tragic and horrible. Those 9 men and women died at the hands of evil. Their deaths are an opportunity to have a real discussion about what happened and how it could have been prevented. We should discuss why the shooter’s friends are telling news reporters that their “friend” told them he wanted to shoot up a University and told them last Wednesday would be the day he went on that shooting spree, yet none of these friends went to authorities or warned anyone that they knew someone who was planning a mass shooting.
We should discuss how certain medications like suboxone have terrible side effects that seem to push certain people to commit unspeakable acts of violence. We should discuss how the mental health community responds to the needs of individuals who clearly need help.
We should discuss why racism still exists. We should talk about how children of all races play nicely with each other but as they grow up, some of those innocent children begin to view race in a different way.
We should have a lot of candid discussions after the Charleston church massacre but if we focus on a flag, we are missing a real opportunity to have meaningful conversations about hate and evil and violence. Abolishing the Confederate flag won’t change the hearts or minds of a single violent, mentally disturbed racist but why should would be focus on the real problems when we can argue about a square piece of fabric instead. Sure, that makes sense.
RT @AlabamaToday: Angi Stalnaker: No flag can erase all of the hate and racism and violence in the world http://t.co/AxETEZ8EEb #ALPolitics
RT @AlabamaToday: Angi Stalnaker: No flag can erase all of the hate and racism and violence in the world http://t.co/AxETEZ8EEb #ALPolitics
RT @AlabamaToday: Angi Stalnaker: No flag can erase all of the hate and racism and violence in the world http://t.co/AxETEZ8EEb #ALPolitics
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