Enough.....Seriously, enough.

I sadly step away from my normal smart ass self to type this blog through tears. Yet again, I have had to wake up and read countless stories about 49 of our fellow human beings exterminated from existence by another senseless act of violence. Look, I am neither pro nor anti gun, I am neither pro nor anti Islam, what I am is pro human life and anti murder. Put aside your passionate beliefs and take a look at the facts of this tragic event. A person had a weapon, walked into a public space and took away 49 brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends. They are gone. No matter if you think Obama is horrible or taking your guns, these people are not coming back. No matter if you side with Trump and think all Muslims should be deported, these people are not coming back. Let me say this one more time so that it can sink in past your rhetoric, your prejudice, and your hatred THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING BACK. I don't know the solution, I really don't. What I do know is that we can't keep going like this. We have to be willing to look outside to other societies, other cultures to help us to fix this problem. Because again, whatever your beliefs this is a problem. I have children who are old enough to visit nightclubs, casinos, and all other "adult" spaces and I worry for them every time they step outside the house. We live in the United fucking States of America and I worry as if we lived in Libya. And you know what makes it worse? At least in Libya they KNOW who the bad guys are, we have no fucking clue, none. And if you're relieved because your children aren't old enough to visit "adult" spaces, guess what, school violence is in second place and not by a large margin. A wise man once said to me that we're all liberal until we have something to lose. Well, fucking wake up because it doesn't get much bigger than losing your fucking life. Yes, it's heartwarming to see the outpouring of support for the victims families, but that only lasts until the next massacre. Until the next time you change your fucking profile pic, or the next time you share a story about how people supported each other. What the fuck? Seriously, what the fuck? You'll probably notice that I've glaringly left out the supposed motives for this particular attack. Does it fucking matter? Does it matter that we live in a country that prides itself on freedom for all of its citizens, but really what that means is as long as you fit into the right category. Because if you're different, well then, maybe you're free and maybe you're not. Maybe you are afforded the same protections and maybe you're not. Again, no matter the intended target group or the motive, these are 49 human beings that will never love, laugh, or live again. Families that have to try and understand how this happened and families that will never be the same again.  I haven't heard any "good" ideas coming from any of these so-called presidential candidates either. They have no fucking clue. Like I said earlier, I don't know what to do, but it has to be something. There has to be a better way. There has to be a solution. In the meantime, please show your human side and support any friends and/or family that are having to deal with this tragedy as best you can. If you aren't directly impacted below are some links where you can offer help as well. I leave my fellow humans with this thought...if not now, when? If not us, who? Enough.....

http://www.pulseorlandoclub.com/- For employees of the club that survived
http://www.oneorlando.org/- created by the city to help the latino and lgbt communities
https://victimsofcrime.org/-for victims of crime