MB Civic

“When a winner-take-all economy tortures society, should we be shocked that a few lunatics go over the edge? For three decades, we converted our economy into one that enriches the rich and stresses out everyone else. Paychecks dwindled, debts accumulated, health-care bills spiked. We now spend more hours working or seeking work, and fewer hours on parenting, family time and rest — all while schools and mental-health services deteriorate… shouldn’t we expect the deep alienation that may lead the occasional troubled kid to turn video-game fantasies into real-world terror? .. Are those video games fantasies, or are they representations of real violence that we willfully organize our economy around?” – Sirota .. read more