Willie Nelson

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Once again we have a reminder that our country promotes a culture of violence. We all know by now that a very disturbed Korean man perpetrated the violence at Virginia Tech. But who was responsible? The hard answer is that we are.

Yes, we are collectively and individually responsible for the violent deaths at Virginia Tech. It is the violent thoughts within us that manifest externally as a national culture of violence. It is our national culture of violence that created both the violence at Virginia Tech and the current level of violence in Iraq.

Rather than dealing with our own internal fears and insecurities we find external scapegoats to violently punish. And regardless of who dies or what pre-emptive violence occurs our fears and insecurities still persist. And so the violence continues.

Sure, the usual players are arguing for and against gun control. Sure, the usual players are casting blame on every possible public institution. Of course, mainstream media receives its share of blame. But the sad truth remains that all of this argument and blame will not result in stopping the violence.

Until we each quench the fear and insecurity inside of us the external violence will continue. It is true that guns do not kill, people do. So, where are the resources to spend on helping people? Spent on war.

Can we not collectively see the violence at Virginia Tech as part of a national pattern? The rest of the world can. Can we not collectively act through our elected officials to change our national culture of violence? Some have started. You can join them.

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