Again, 'Murrica. How Many More

[rexbeccarox]

Part of what's freaking me out the most right now is reading the comments on the media coverage. People are already making jokes and politicising gun control. We have gotten way too cynical and way too accustomed to this business in the States.

Also, I know it's still taking place in SB, and I live just south of one of the biggest Marine bases in the country, so I should be used to them, but every time I hear a helicopter or a siren, it's making me nervous. I'm "safe" at home, but I have loved ones out there in the world.

This, exactly. I don't understand how this extreme polarization and sensationalism has happened. It's almost as if people are enjoying it. Is it our access to social media? That we have a voice now, instead of being passive viewers?
I actually read this comment today in response to a friend's almost gleeful blow-by-blow account of today's events: "I should move to California. Nothing ever happens in Arizona".

I hope all of your people are safe.

Thanks, Mermaid. And that statement from your friend makes me sick