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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Thu Apr 20, 2023, 07:05 PM Apr 2023

You know how words of command can be ignored only so often before they become meaningless?

It does little good to say "Quiet down!" to noisy children if they have heard those words dozens of times before and they know you will not DO anything if they disregard the order.

"ENOUGH!" after the shooting du jour no longer means anything, no matter who says it and no matter how earnestly or loudly it is said.

Apparently "NOT ENOUGH" innocents have been murdered.

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