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I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
Never heard a single one of those kids talk about video games. Been with them for over a month now. It’s an inner city school in western PA, many of the kids I am thinking of are transplants from Philly, like literally Philly said we don’t have enough public housing for these families, send them to Johnstown. Weird that they would be affording video game consoles and such, and on top of that not mentioning them at all, just the guns that are in them.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
Never heard a single one of those kids talk about video games. Been with them for over a month now. It’s an inner city school in western PA, many of the kids I am thinking of are transplants from Philly, like literally Philly said we don’t have enough public housing for these families, send them to Johnstown. Weird that they would be affording video game consoles and such, and on top of that not mentioning them at all, just the guns that are in them.
Not weird at all, as in not unusual. I worked in an inner city school in south-central LA, probably one of if not the poorest districts in the country. Almost everyone (98%) qualifies for free lunch. almost every kid had a smart phone better than mine and the newest video games.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
Never heard a single one of those kids talk about video games. Been with them for over a month now. It’s an inner city school in western PA, many of the kids I am thinking of are transplants from Philly, like literally Philly said we don’t have enough public housing for these families, send them to Johnstown. Weird that they would be affording video game consoles and such, and on top of that not mentioning them at all, just the guns that are in them.
Not weird at all, as in not unusual. I worked in an inner city school in south-central LA, probably one of if not the poorest districts in the country. Almost everyone (98%) qualifies for free lunch. almost every kid had a smart phone better than mine and the newest video games.
6 year olds had smart phones? I don't doubt some probably have access to video games, but I also don't think that is where it is all being learned. My kids (5 and 9) don't have access to video games and we don't watch TV, besides the few cartoons and nature specials through streaming, but they draw pictures and play guns because it is all over our culture and they have been exposed to it by other kids. I continually talk with them about guns and how while they can be used for hunting, they are dangerous and not something to pretend play or point at others. Part of me thinks there is some inherent draw for boys no matter what you do. Fucking violence and destruction is sewn in our genes.
My example was high school. My point was that because it is a poor district in public housing doesn’t mean they don’t have violent video games. It seems to have been suggested they wouldn’t based on social economic status. My experience is that money plays little role in access to that stuff. I agree with it being “sewn” into our genes too. My 3-yea-old thinks everything is a sword. Banana is a sword, a feather he found at the Park was a sword.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
Never heard a single one of those kids talk about video games. Been with them for over a month now. It’s an inner city school in western PA, many of the kids I am thinking of are transplants from Philly, like literally Philly said we don’t have enough public housing for these families, send them to Johnstown. Weird that they would be affording video game consoles and such, and on top of that not mentioning them at all, just the guns that are in them.
there's free online games everywhere. I'd say about 85% of my 8th grades know every single weapon from ww1, ww2, the cold war and vietnam because of the call of duty games. Shit I was teaching about the cold war yesterday and they all yelled out, that's nuke town from call of duty! it is real!!! and now the current trend at least in new jersey is fortnite which has every single modern weapon available at their disposal. kids know a hell of a lot more than we realize.
I was so heartened to see a photo of someone very close to me in one of Saturday's marches carrying a sign that said "Books not guns" (a rather private person or I would post the photo). Kids reading more books are going to be less apt to go shoot someone. More books for kids!
The kids at the school I’m student teaching at are OBSESSED with guns. They point their fingers at each other and “shoot” all the time, even though it’s strictly against the rules. They draw them on their papers when they are supposed to be working on stuff. It’s crazy. These are six year olds. Some of them even know the names and models of different guns.
Could have learned that from any number of video games.
Never heard a single one of those kids talk about video games. Been with them for over a month now. It’s an inner city school in western PA, many of the kids I am thinking of are transplants from Philly, like literally Philly said we don’t have enough public housing for these families, send them to Johnstown. Weird that they would be affording video game consoles and such, and on top of that not mentioning them at all, just the guns that are in them.
Not weird at all, as in not unusual. I worked in an inner city school in south-central LA, probably one of if not the poorest districts in the country. Almost everyone (98%) qualifies for free lunch. almost every kid had a smart phone better than mine and the newest video games.
Again, these are first graders. I’m sure they might have access to video games, but they never talk about them, and they talk about everything. I have one kid that’s obsessed with Mario, but he isn’t one of the gun nuts.
It’s simply a trickle down effect of our gun obsessed culture. I’ve seen it from kids who’s parents are in and out of prison, kids who have more of a redneck upbringing, and kids who are model students that have high family involvement in their education. And yes, they are all boys.
Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
Probably the lack of presence from the predominant religion in his school.
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Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
Psycho conservatives in the comments wow. Perhaps the most ignorant comments on the internet. That is saying a lot.
Saying this only happens in 'Lib' states and blaming weed.
Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
Psycho conservatives in the comments wow. Perhaps the most ignorant comments on the internet. That is saying a lot.
Saying this only happens in 'Lib' states and blaming weed.
The MT is in a bubble. For the most part, people who come on here display reasonable thought and if you only frequent here... you might be optimistic for society.
If you read the comments under various social media posts... things don't always look so great. There is much ignorance out there. And not just the 'regular' ignorance... I'm talking extreme ignorance- the type of ignorance that distinguishes a person as an authentic and worthless turd.
Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
Psycho conservatives in the comments wow. Perhaps the most ignorant comments on the internet. That is saying a lot.
Saying this only happens in 'Lib' states and blaming weed.
The MT is in a bubble. For the most part, people who come on here display reasonable thought and if you only frequent here... you might be optimistic for society.
If you read the comments under various social media posts... things don't always look so great. There is much ignorance out there. And not just the 'regular' ignorance... I'm talking extreme ignorance- the type of ignorance that distinguishes a person as an authentic and worthless turd.
Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
Psycho conservatives in the comments wow. Perhaps the most ignorant comments on the internet. That is saying a lot.
Saying this only happens in 'Lib' states and blaming weed.
The MT is in a bubble. For the most part, people who come on here display reasonable thought and if you only frequent here... you might be optimistic for society.
If you read the comments under various social media posts... things don't always look so great. There is much ignorance out there. And not just the 'regular' ignorance... I'm talking extreme ignorance- the type of ignorance that distinguishes a person as an authentic and worthless turd.
Trump voters, one and all.
Many of them.
I do think that there are decent people who plugged their nose and voted for the orange unit. My hope is that these people are lamenting their choice. How could you not?
Exactly his base doesn’t have any Moral values it’s all about the money in their pocket , they would vote for Putin if he ran on stock markets results heck there’s a couple of posters here who have stated that it’s all that matters to them the bottom line !!
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Tells me how to answer....
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Hate the constitution.
Free speech deny free speech
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I worked in an inner city school in south-central LA, probably one of if not the poorest districts in the country. Almost everyone (98%) qualifies for free lunch.
almost every kid had a smart phone better than mine and the newest video games.
I agree with it being “sewn” into our genes too. My 3-yea-old thinks everything is a sword. Banana is a sword, a feather he found at the Park was a sword.
and now the current trend at least in new jersey is fortnite which has every single modern weapon available at their disposal. kids know a hell of a lot more than we realize.
It’s simply a trickle down effect of our gun obsessed culture. I’ve seen it from kids who’s parents are in and out of prison, kids who have more of a redneck upbringing, and kids who are model students that have high family involvement in their education. And yes, they are all boys.
Another classic case of an emotional human acting like a f**king idiot before he has time to cool down.
He can rot in hell, but if he never had a gun... he wouldn't have used it when he was huffy. When you introduce a gun to a household... the risk factor for someone getting hurt or killed by the gun increases exponentially.
2013 Wrigley 2014 St. Paul 2016 Fenway, Fenway, Wrigley, Wrigley 2018 Missoula, Wrigley, Wrigley 2021 Asbury Park 2022 St Louis 2023 Austin, Austin
Saying this only happens in 'Lib' states and blaming weed.
The MT is in a bubble. For the most part, people who come on here display reasonable thought and if you only frequent here... you might be optimistic for society.
If you read the comments under various social media posts... things don't always look so great. There is much ignorance out there. And not just the 'regular' ignorance... I'm talking extreme ignorance- the type of ignorance that distinguishes a person as an authentic and worthless turd.
Many of them.
I do think that there are decent people who plugged their nose and voted for the orange unit. My hope is that these people are lamenting their choice. How could you not?