The shootings are a direct assault on the American Dream- which is why they are so disturbing. The fear… — Mark Ames
The shootings are a direct assault on the American Dream- which is why they are so disturbing. The fear reflects how unsettling and piercing the crime is. And the fear reflects a still-censored recognition that the shootings have widespread sympathy among students, and that any student, at any school, could be next.
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