Cialdini, Robert. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. William Morrow and Company, NY, NY, 1984, pages 45-47.
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Three thoughts... One: #RustyIrony... the AR-15 is seemingly the official LibMedia weapon of choice for mass shootings. It’s all they talk about, and they’re glorified in movies by actors concerned with and who lecture us on “gun violence”. In these movies, the “good guys” (always armed) use them to destroy the bad guys (as it should be!). I wonder, how would many (most?) of these deranged shooters would even KNOW about the AR-15 and similar weapons if not constantly publicized by media. But they know the AR-15 is demonized by the press, so these demons choose it! Seems those losers who seek to be famous are willing to settle for infamous.
Two: media and Liberals proclaim in their constant demands for “something to be done”... that “weapons of mass murder” ONLY be in the possession of government... why spose that? In history the greatest genocides and holocausts have all been perpetrated by governments who have a monopoly on weapons. I guess Media/Libs want that to continue?
Three: as long as political posturing is the goal, there will be no dialog and no solutions, only yelling. Justathought or three.
A lot of the media considers themselves to be the lower echelon of Hollywood...mini-celebrities.
Anything that reminds them of the movies sends a “tingle” up their legs and they go bananas trying to scoop all the other journalists. Those that miss the “scoop”, then go on for days with “think pieces” about the subject.
They all seem to have to give their personal opinion on every, single story. The more they preach, the more drama arises from the steaming pile of wastoid, journalistic mess.
The only way to win the game, is not to play. Don’t watch, listen to, or read and MSM.
If violence in films doesn’t promote violence, why did they ban smoking in movies?
This is the attitude behind a village’s raising of a mass murderer. If you haven’t seen it, you should.
Florida student to NRA and Trump: ‘We call BS’
https://youtu.be/ZxD3o-9H1lY?t=34s
Surely just as culpable is the medical industry that puts boys as young as 3 or 4 on mind-altering drugs. Psychotropic drug prescriptions are a common thread running through the histories of a vast majority of mass murderers.
Coupled with the thousands of deaths attributed to the use of prescribed opioids, the drug companies and the doctors who prescribe their wares ought to be severely regulated in their use on children.
I am not to certain about holding the feet of the Obama/Clinton/Democrat Media, etc. to the fire relative blame for mass shootings at schools churches, concerts, parades, etc.
Nor, am I against any adjustment or change to Gun Control laws, mainly background checks and age requirements in order to obtain any “long gun”.
I am certain that these below listed, environments were almost 100% responsible for the murder and carnage of “innocents” that occurred in the Broward County ISD, in Florida last week. Here is the list of total failures that led to the murders of seventeen innocents.
- A failed Broward County, ISD leadership that did nothing to highlight the warning signs of an evil, mentally disturbed student.
- A failed multi FBI immediate follow-up, in fact no follow-up whatsoever, after being fully, alerted to the coming fatal danger at hand (FBI much too interested in “Russians, Russians” fake news). USA now has an DOJ/FBI with “Rogue leadership from top to bottom.
- The worst, however is Democrat, Congresswoman, Debbie Wassermann Schultz and her bosom buddy, Broward County Democrat, Sheriff, Scott Israel, whose left-wing led department missed obvious “tell tale” sings of the coming murders between twenty or thirty-nine times.
It really breaks my heart & soul that the voters of Broward County, Florida could ever support and vote for two incompetents such as “criminal”, Schultz and failed LEO, public servant, Israel. Rather then having their kids scream out for gun control...they should be screaming for and demanding for the removal & replacement of these two neglectful losers, who slept at the wheel of leadership as a mentally ill, left-wing Obamabot, nutcase planned his evil massacre with no barriers or roadblocks thrown in his way, from Democrat Party leaders. Sad!!! Go figure. Voters of Broward county are clearly not the sharpest knives in the drawer of reality and politics. My fear is the American Republic is dying right in front of our very own eyes.
In the olden days a massacre massacre happens.
Day 1, all the locals know of it.
Day 5.T he county knows of it.
One month later the state capitol knows of it.
4 months later, Washington DC hears of it.
TODAY a shooting happens and it is known around the world within a minute, the blood dancers come out demanding more “gun control”.
The media with its ‘wonder what his motive was’ and ‘how did he get that gun’ and other expansions of the story bears some responsibility for the expanding number of school shootings. The make it seem like these shooters are somebody instead of calling for their execution. They keep the story going for weeks. They anaylze the shooter, his parents, and anybody else who will let them expand the print they can get out of it.