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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
It's not that there are more deranged people now. It's that, after Columbine, crazy people have an idea--a plan they've seen in action already. And video games, movies and tv expand on, or give color to, that idea. If you can see yourself doing it as you play a game, you can see yourself doing it, period.
But the core or fundamental problem is access to guns. It is way too easy and has become easier to access the types of weapons to carry out a Columbine-style attack. I accept no other argument about why this is happening. Take away these guns and people live. That's all there is to it.
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The copycat thing is scary, and each of these killings looks a lot like the last one.
If we want to generally assume character flaws in society are to blame, then it'd be narcissism, I guess. I'd actually like to see that addressed. I'd love to see The endless parade of self important people telling me all about their awesome lives on social media told, "Your content is dull. You're not a bad person. Just not remarkably fascinating either, and so you should not expect or seek fame or any form of broader social attention. And no - you may not get mad about this."
