re: Paddock has to be the most unlikely mass murderer in US history.

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We are stressing people the hell out over trivial shite. People are more anxious and depressed as they've ever been.

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Politics in this country go a long way towards that. In the 80s the opposing political party was the other party's punchline; these days, they're the "hated enemy" and "everything that is wrong with this country" with members of both sides talking about how they wish every Republican/Democrat was dead. Politicians tell us every day it's the other group's fault that the country is the way it is.

Both groups want to be perceived as the party of personal responsibility, but neither party has people in power that actually DO that. It's always someone else's fault. All the while neither side really wants it fixed, because the more decisive a country we are, the more divided, the more money they get from their particular special interest groups.

Want it fixed? It'll be a long road, but the first step would be to remove money from politics. Pass laws that prohibit businesses and special interest groups from putting money to politicians. Remind the people in Washington that they are there to serve, and are there at the whim of, the populace - NOT the group or corporation with the biggest purse strings.

We allow it though, so while all of our politicians are cucks to their particular donors, we cry about the Rs and the Ds, the Reds and the Blues, while those in DC get what they want. A bunch of people mad at each other and letting them continue with business as usual.