" But the exclusive focus on guns—which has been encouraged by the media and the Democratic Party—runs the danger of becoming an evasion from the deeper causes of the Parkland tragedy."
Whenever an informed socialist mentions these " deeper " causes in on- line COMMENT sections he or she will confront this peculiarity of bourgeois thinking : the compartmentalization of different topics in the mind of the average well educated person in the United States. Often when I " connect the dots " and condemn the SYSTEM some right wing troll will view this as daffy " incoherence " even poor grammar.
What does a " sick society " have to do with the horror of these school shootings - which demands a despicable, tangible villain -like the NRA ?
This fragmentation of the human soul in capitalist society was observed more than a century ago. It is also related to the stupefying " division of labor " which the young Marx wrote about so thoughtfully.
The " division of labor " explains the tracking system in high school which puts working class kids " in their place " by the age of 16- not without seething resentment. Recall the Stephen King story " Rage ".
Excerpt on " Rage "
[ The novel's plot vaguely resembles actual events that have transpired since the book's publication, to such a degree that the author is no longer comfortable with the book's being in print for fear that it may inspire similar occurrences ("[Rage is] now out of print."[1]) as it had already been associated with incidents of high school shootings and hostage takings: ]
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