Source: The Bowl
The flag of the United States is flying at half-staff again.
Because this is the usual practice, because there has been another mass shooting in the United States.
On the 27th of August, a group of children went to the church to pray, and the gunman, with a large caliber rifle, fired through the windows and fired at the children.
Children cry and shout, but there is nowhere to escape...
According to the US police report, two children were killed on the spot, one was only 8 years old and the other was only 10 years old, and more than 10 children were injured.
I saw a photo of a murdered child posted on the Internet. A very sunny little boy died for no reason in the church.
After the shooting, the White House was praying, Trump was praying, Vance was praying.
It is also Trump who ordered the flag of the second half of the country.
Who did it?
The US police investigation,The gunman was a 23-year-old local young man, transgender, who had no previous criminal record.
But in police words, he "hated us all" "except the infamous school shooting murderer," which included Adam Lanza.
In 2012, Lanza made a manufacturing shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, killing 26 people, including 20 children.
Poor child!
According to the investigation, the murderer committed the crime alone. He was carrying a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol, all of which he had purchased through legal channels recently.
The shooting occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Minnesota Governor Tim Voltz lamented that the entire state was "heartbroken"."My greatest wish is that no state, no community, or no school will experience such a day."
But no matter how sad it is, the children's lives are irreparable.
This might be destiny.
After all, in the United States, there is a saying:300 million Americans, 300 million multiple guns, killing 40,000 people every year. Almost every once in a while, there is always a similar shooting in the United States. After shock and grief, it is the helplessness of Americans. This vicious circle cannot be changed!
I can't remember how many times the White House flag has flown at half-staff.
Anyway, every mass shooting is followed by flags at half-mast, and every president and governors say: Let's pray for them together.
Does prayer help?
It's autumn in the United States, schools are about to hold a meeting, and larger-scale shootings are about to occur one after another.
Looking at the data, this is the fourth fatal shooting incident in Minneapolis in 24 hours. Just one day before the incident, a shooting incident occurred opposite the Catholic High School, killing one person and injuring six others.
We need not deny that every country has extremists, and sometimes extreme atrocities are inevitable.
But with such intense shootings as the United States, there is only the United States in the world.
So much so that when Biden was president, he once asked four whys in a row and said:"For God's sake, where is our backbone? When will we be able to resist the lobbying of (gun-holding) groups!?"
Where is the backbone of the American people?
Probably in the gun club.
I saw that one year after the mass shooting, AFP lamented:Gun violence is very common in the United States. This country has more guns than the population. Attempts to curb the spread of guns have always met with tenacious resistance...
Agence France-Presse, what are you telling the truth?
What makes the Americans so confused and angry is why, since the murderer “hates everyone”, he still possesses weapons of massive injury.
Minneapolis Mayor Frey calls for a ban on offensive weapons."There is no reason why someone should be able to fire 30 rounds before reloading, and we're not talking about your father's shotgun here. We're talking about guns used to penetrate armor and kill people."
He shouted that the United States must make changes,"maybe just a small annoyance," but"We have one beautiful thing in common: we love our children."
Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota also called for,Sitting back and "doing nothing, it's not feasible", after all,“The number one cause of death among young people between the ages of one and 19 in this country is guns”！
All for the children!
But it must be said that this is impossible because it is America.
When the system chooses to protect guns rather than human lives, tragedy becomes daily in this country.
Remembering when Biden was president, in the face of two in a row of domestic shootings, he said with regret:Violence with guns has become an epidemic in this country, which has upset the United States internationally.
Biden is awkward, America is so awkward, and how does it lead the world?
Now it is Trump's turn, and the Trump administration has no such exclamation, but a new discovery.
After the shooting, U.S. Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy said., the United States has always had guns, but it has not occurred since the United States became "the most overdosed country in the world."
Vice President Vance said"We (Americans) are facing a mental health crisis,""We take more psychotropic drugs than any other country,""We should start thinking about the root causes of violence," and psychotropic drugs have "black box warnings... warning patients of suicidal and murderous thoughts."
What does that mean?
This is not a problem with American guns, it is a problem with the American spirit.
American guns are innocent.
So, let the Trump administration ban guns, don't even think about it.
Alas, it is harder to touch interests than to touch soul.
There is an ancient Chinese saying:The kingdom will survive, the kingdom will survive, and the kingdom will survive.This may not be true, the United States still has a lot to learn from us. But freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and the tearing and stubborn diseases of the United States make people see the staggering back of an empire.
When a country rises strongly, it is often vibrant in all aspects, policy self-confidence is clear, and the ability to correct mistakes is strong; but when a country is increasingly unconfident, the problems are unable to be solved, the internal various scratches, external enemies, and all kinds of boilers are blackened.
Can throwing the pot solve the problem?
We can only watch helplessly as more tragedies occur. Now, blood is flowing in Gaza, fierce conflict is raging between Russia and Ukraine, shooting continues in the United States, and American leaders continue to pray.
Does prayer help?
I see it sad.The mayor of Minneapolis said:“Don’t say any thoughts or prayers, these children were praying.”
This terrible world!