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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre Thoughts and Prayers after a Mass Shooting
A Sign of Insanity? Doing something Over and Over again expecting a different outcome?
And dont all conservative solutions proposed always leave out the obvious solution? More Insanity?
And living through trumps first term and voting for him again? Expecting what?
Just some musings from an old guy rooting for Da Bears Tonight.
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Are Thoughts and Prayers after a Mass Shooting (Original Post)
BOSSHOG
Dec 16
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Ocelot II
(121,513 posts)1. It's an especially lazy way of trying to give the impression that you give a damn.
BOSSHOG
(40,283 posts)3. Incredibly easy
And it actually does sound so thoughtful and kind. And Loving. And caring. And matter of fact gosh darn it Im gonna do something about it.
Thoughts & prayers are the ultimate excuse for people to feel as if they 'did something' without exerting any actual effort.
Skittles
(160,363 posts)4. it's what people say when they want to make themselves feel better
without actually DOING a fucking thing
BOSSHOG
(40,283 posts)6. Yes, and I offer my thoughts and prayers to those people.
Hey it works.
albacore
(2,640 posts)5. Repub thoughts and prayers...
keithbvadu2
(40,531 posts)7. School children get thoughts and prayers. Guns get protective legislation.