Playing Fair and Being Kind

As well as for their families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, distant associates, vaguely remembered school chums, and people who sat next to them on the bus.

MASS SHOOTINGS IN USA

A number of our citizens lost touch with their emotions, decompensated, and shot all the people they could in a short period of time. They did not want to hurt the people who were victimized during these tragic events. These are not the people they wanted to shoot.

12. Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. (Sept. 16, 2013)

11. Fort Hood in Texas (Nov. 5, 2009)

10. American Civic Association, Binghamton, N.Y. (April 3, 2009)

9. Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2015)

8. Edmond Post Office in Edmond, Okla. (Aug. 20, 1986)

7. Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. (April 20, 1999)

6. University of Texas Tower in Austin, Texas (Aug. 1, 1966)

5. McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif. (July 18, 1984)

4. Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas (Oct. 16, 1991)

3. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (Dec. 14, 2012)

2. Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (April 16, 2007)

1. Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting, FL (June 2016)

In order to understand how we are set up to be violent please read this. If you don’t want to go to all that trouble (shame on you) then just know that populations are over stressed by the basic requirements of living in a society that places many demands on identifications and certifications and numbering of skills, atributes, and other things that are not worth mentioning half the time. I think you shoul read at least part of this link. Read about Structural Violence and Structural Abuse as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_violence

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A small grouping of the front men for the bastards who really run the show. The bastards who love what they do but cause undue suffering and slaughter of our citizens.

TABLE NO. 1.
LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN THE PERIOD OF MASS SHOOTINGS SHOWN ABOVE

Year	Presidential Candidates (winner in bold)	Political Parties*	Electoral Votes**	Popular Votes	VP Candidates (winner in bold)
2008	Barack Obama (44th Pres.) John McCain Ralph Nader Bob Barr Chuck Baldwin Cynthia McKinney	Democratic Republican Independent Libertarian Constitution Green	365 173 0 0 0 0	69,456,897 59,934,814 738,475 523,686 199,314 161,603	Joe Biden Sarah Palin Matt Gonzalez Wayne Root Darrell Castle Rosa Clemente
2004	George W. Bush (43rd) John Kerry Ralph Nader Michael Badnarik Michael Peroutka David Cobb	Republican Democratic Independent Libertarian Constitution Green	286 251* 0 0 0 0	62,040,610 59,028,439 463,655 397,265 144,499 119,859	Dick Cheney John Edwards Peter Camejo Richard Campagna Charles Baldwin Pat LaMarche
	*One elector from Minnesota cast a vote for John Edwards.
2000	George W. Bush (43rd) Al Gore Ralph Nader Pat Buchanan Harry Browne	Republican Democratic Green Reform Libertarian	271 266* 0 0 0	50,456,002 50,999,897** 2,882,955 448,895 384,431	Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Winona LaDuke Ezola B. Foster Art Olivier
	*One elector from the District of Columbia left her ballot blank to protest the city’s lack of representation in Congress.
	**Although Gore received more popular votes, Bush received more electoral votes and therefore won the presidency.
1996	Bill Clinton (42nd) Bob Dole Ross Perot Ralph Nader Harry Browne Howard Phillips	Democratic Republican Reform Green Libertarian Taxpayers	379 159 0 0 0 0	45,590,703 37,816,307 7,866,284 685,128 485,798 184,820	Al Gore Jack Kemp Pat Choate Winona LaDuke Jo Jorgensen Herbert Titus
1992	Bill Clinton (42nd) George H.W. Bush Ross Perot Andre Marrou James “Bo” Gritz	Democratic Republican Independent Libertarian Populist	370 168 0 0 0	44,909,326 39,103,882 19,741,657 291,627 107,014	Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Nancy Lord Cy Minett Top
1988	George H.W. Bush (41st) Michael Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen* Ron Paul Lenora Fulani	Republican Democratic Libertarian New Alliance Democratic	426 111 1 0 0	48,886,597 41,809,476 none* 431,750 217,221	Dan Quayle Lloyd M. Bentsen Michael S. Dukakis* Andre V. Marrou Joyce Dattner
	*One elector voted for Bentsen as President and Dukakis as Vice President as a statement against the US Electoral College.
1984	Ronald Reagan (40th) Walter Mondale David Bergland	Republican Democratic Libertarian	525 13 0	54,455,075 37,577,185 228,111	George H.W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro Jim Lewis
1980	Ronald Reagan (40th) Jimmy Carter John Anderson Edward Clark Barry Commoner	Republican Democratic Independent Libertarian Citizens	489 49 0 0 0	43,904,153 35,483,883 5,719,437 920,049 232,538	George H.W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey David Koch LaDonna Harris

All the above have their own shit to worry about, I know. Just the same I want to list them as the ones who allowed our system of government to continue to shame and humiliate us on a daily basis.
Here is a photo and quote by Dr. James Gilligan. I was fortunate to meet Dr. Gilligan and to have lunch with him in New York after he presented a program at NYU in Manhattan. I spent fifteen minutes sharing information regarding the education of inmates in prison setttings. It was the most productive fifteen minutes for me. He is a gem.

Since I doubt you read any of the other link here is another to cause you a little guilt (perhaps not!). This one is eighteen pages but filled with so many good parts that if you just scan over it with passing interest you will improve your humanity by at least 100%.

Click to access shamegilligan.pdf

Have a great day.
G. M. Goodwin
8 March 2018