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hedda_foil

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6. I'm afraid I am forced to have come to the same conclusion as the OP..

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 01:23 AM

Jun 2022

Our society is in the throes of collapse. The massacres are metaphor. The ritual sacrifice of children to the tribal totem of gunz is proof.

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America's Epidemic of Massacres Is a Sign of a Collapsing Society [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2022 OP

Or maybe lack of proper gun regulation. Woodswalker Jun 2022 #1

charts oioioi Jun 2022 #2

+1 dalton99a Jun 2022 #14

... greenjar_01 Jun 2022 #3

That's heavy duty montanacowboy Jun 2022 #4

Things have causes. usonian Jun 2022 #5

I'm afraid I am forced to have come to the same conclusion as the OP.. hedda_foil Jun 2022 #6

People are at their breaking point over the economy, inflation and gas prices Calculating Jun 2022 #7

Were any of the recent mass murderers driven by economic anxiety? Mister Ed Jun 2022 #8

I sort of agree with the posters point though CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #19

it's about a lot more than money. mopinko Jun 2022 #10

Agreed CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #20

Actually, well over 70% say they're doing okay-to-fine economically. Hortensis Jun 2022 #12

+1 Hugin Jun 2022 #15

+1 betsuni Jun 2022 #23

I would expect more of this around the world as the climate continues to go haywire anarch Jun 2022 #9

Yes. Climate-fueled anxiety is now a huge factor and will grow, Hortensis Jun 2022 #24

that's an interesting point of view anarch Jun 2022 #25

Fossil fuel begot capitalist profit - and remains at its foundation oioioi Jun 2022 #27

and fossil fuel magnates pretty much call the shots, so to speak anarch Jun 2022 #29

Yes - and soon enough we will see the political consequences oioioi Jun 2022 #30

Lots of bits of truth, yet left entirely out of the picture are Hortensis Jun 2022 #33

I'm still not following your argument here that capitalism is necessary or irreplacable anarch Jun 2022 #34

Thanks for the thoughtful discussion - some remaining observations... oioioi Jun 2022 #36

Or it is a sign of a major transition and transformation Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #11

I lean toward agreement with you. Hugin Jun 2022 #13

Jesus. It sounds prescient. Definitely will read or watch that one. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #16

In spite of my personal moratorium on speculative dystopian media... Hugin Jun 2022 #18

I disagree with Umair planetc Jun 2022 #17

+1 betsuni Jun 2022 #22

Of course. And each mass shooting ecstatic Jun 2022 #21

Nope. It's a sign of nonexistent regulation. Regulative systems are viable. So "collapse" is lingo. ancianita Jun 2022 #26

That's very dramatic, but extremely easy access to guns is the problem. betsuni Jun 2022 #28

All because of the lackadaisical approach to assault weapons and the 2nd Amendment. kentuck Jun 2022 #31

It's a sign hot blooded males that used to go to die in cannon fodder wars are now suicide by cop Shanti Shanti Shanti Jun 2022 #32

No. Elessar Zappa Jun 2022 #35