Letter: Violence rooted in cultural bipolar insanity

The gun violence source is rooted in a cultural bipolar insanity.

Re: “Gilroy shows why nation needs an assault-weapons ban” (Editorial, Mercurynews.com, Aug. 4)

Just as we preclude citizens from owning tactical nuclear weapons under the Second Amendment, so should we reinstate the assault weapon ban as the Mercury News editorializes.

But the gun violence source is rooted in a cultural bipolar insanity. One pole is leftist politics of identity providing the intellectual framework for the combative armies of the mind to label anyone a racist who disagrees with their current placement of shifting political sands. The Trump blamed reaction is the other pole.

Focusing on one misunderstands this vicious two-headed beast.

Besides losing the soul and lives of the nation progress is prevented on an intelligent immigration policy. You can’t legislate morality or good will; it has to be fostered. Unfortunately, this is in an environment of strident self-aggrandizing self-righteousness.

Jack Knutson
Fremont

 

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