Changing Our Hearts and Minds, Somehow Or Other

DWAYNE WADE CRIES OUT AGAINST gun violence the very moment his cousin, a young mother, is shot and killed pushing a baby carriage down the street in Chicago when caught in the crossfire of a gun battle. Wade isn't alone. We are all crying out against gun violence. Unfortunately, crying out against it doesn't stop it. How, then? Wade did make a valid point. We've got the find a way to change hearts and minds of all those who might engage in future gun violence, before they ever engage in it, and since we have no idea who they might be in advance, we must change the hearts and minds of everybody, even those who nobody would ever suspect of being a future violent person. In what way? First, we must accept the apparently obvious truth that violence is very deeply embedded in human nature, and is very easy to bring out. Humans are inclined to engage in highly organized mass violence on a large scale, with their own approval. (see: history books, military). People as individuals are quick to frighten, quick to anger, and quick to lash out violently when frightened, threatened, or angered. Our tendency as a species, all too common, to experience road rage when cut off in traffic, or to utter an obscenity to a stranger who cuts in line in front of us at 3 A.M. outside the front door at Wal Mart on black Friday, bodes ill for our future survival, considering the sheer destructive power of our weapons, and the state of international relations, and the general level of mental health of the general human population, historically and now. We either need extraterrestrial intervention, or some radically new, fundamentally different new philosophy or religion to sweep across the planet, turning us all into enlightened, non violent beings. Everything we've tried before has failed. With regard to highly advanced, benevolent extraterrestrials suddenly showing up and bailing us out, don't bank on it. I wouldn't hold my breath. If they're out there, they're probably as afraid of us as we are, totally turned off by our violence towards each other, and have no intention of getting anywhere near us. So, we're on our own. What next?--------PLEASE SUPPORT FREE SPEECH BY SHARING THIS WEBSITE WITH SOMEONE.THANKS!