The president has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across the country until May 28. Biden called on the US to turn its collective pain into political action following Tuesday’s shooting. “Where in God’s name is our backbone, to have the courage to deal with and stand up to the lobbies? It’s time to turn this pain into action,” he said.
Sadly the president is in the minority. Americans love guns more than they love their children, their relatives, or their neighbors.
If I were a young man today I would be emigrating to another democracy. The UK, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand come to mind as they all speak my native language.
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