TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Okay, we get it. A Trump supporter was murdered. Yes, it’s wrong, and like Republican politicians after a mass shooting, ‘I offer my thoughts and prayers,’ but nothing more. Charlie Kirk preached anger, hatred, and violence to his supporters. His hate speech was unusual in the fact that he hated everyone who was not pure white, poor, and practiced any faith other than Christianity, or none at all. He was not focused one issue, race, or color, he hated everyone equally. He literally lived by hate and was killed by a ‘hater.’ What he was not is a hero or a martyr. I simply wish that the mainstream media would offer the same coverage when there is another school shooting, whether the death toll is zero, or the facts reach devastating levels. Let’s get serious. This is the 21 st century. Even America, with all of its prejudices and pent-up anger, should be more civilized. Instead, here are the statistics for 2025 as of this date, September 16. Any gun fired, brandi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am so f**king tired of writing about domestic terrorism. I am even more disgusted and angry with our government. This threat to the American people can be stopped immediately, but too many of our elected officials are owned by the NRA gun lobby. Once again, profit comes before people. Today, in Chester, Pennsylvania, a disgruntled employee walked into his former place of employment at 8:30 a.m. and shot five people: two of them are in the morgue. His weapon of choice: a semi-automatic handgun. The perp was arrested as he attempted to flee the scene of the massacre. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD The above is not an exaggeration. With more mass shootings each year than days on the calendar, and the fact that anyone can purchase these deadly weapons of mass destruction any time in any city in America, makes it unsafe to leave our homes. No place is safe, including churches and schools. The families of those shot today wil...