Violence

Our world has become increasingly violent.  More terrorism, more domestic violence, more random violence, more police on citizen violence, and more citizen on police violence.

I am not sure what the genesis of this violence is.  Not religion. Religion does not advocate violence.

The frustration of powerlessness? The overweening need for power and control? Greed? Fanaticism?  The increased use of drugs and alcohol that lower inhibitions? The need for that fame or notoriety that comes with committing these violent acts? The increased availability of weapons?  Disaffection and disenfranchisement that leads to radicalization? 

Our country went through horrific violence in the 1960s and 1970s due to the protests against the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. Things settled down but since 2001, violence has increased.  The big thing that we need to remember is that "It's a Small World" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Small_World; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFGAX77zw4. 

We have choices to make.  I choose hope, I chose being positive. I choose peace.