LESSONS REGARDING THE SIMPLE FIX

The Study is quiet.
Sophie is asleep nearby and Herself is visiting cousins on the west side of the state.

‘Tis a cloudy and blessedly cool Wednesday morning.

Piles of newspapers have been read. Online news sources have been studied. Radio programs have been monitored.
I am reminded of a news column title…I think it was I see by the papers….or some words to that effect.

Anyway, we have been busy, as have many, and now it is nice to put a few thoughts to, I was about to say to paper, but rather to hard drive, to this journal.

We have had an opportunity to take note of a few happenings we have seen by the papers.

One encouraging observation is that the at least for awhile, the idea that there are simple fixes for terrible tragedies is at least muted in our msm.

Few prominent voices are calling for new gun control laws in the aftermath of the incident in Colorado.
The ignorant blame propaganda by gun lobbies.
The knowing credit the common sense of the American electorate.

Not all libs are complete fools.

The above is prompted by a news report that the leading cause of death of kids less than four years of age is drowning in swimming pools. “…90 children younger than 15 have drowned in U.S. swimming pools since Memorial Day.”

And NO ONE is calling for the abolition of swimming pools.

We hope and believe that there is an understanding  amongst the people that more is going on here to cause, to allow, to make possible the horrors of shooting deaths and child drowning than the existence of guns and swimming pools.

A no brainer idea???

You bet!

And once one starts down this track, it occurs that sex ed will not cure problems of illicit sex.
Full employment will not solve the problem of out-of-control violence and crime in our cities and spillovers to the suburbs.
Quiet time in the corner will not curb misbehavior at home and at school.
Praising low achievement in school and work will not ensure successful individuals.
Government-run health care will not solve all health care problems.
Higher taxes will not secure our economic future.
Soft power will not solve the problems of the world.

You get the idea.

I wonder how many such statements I/we could list if I/we really tried.