We live in a society of snuff films.

If he's gay, kill 'em. If he's black, kill 'em. If he's white, kill 'em. If he's a cop, kill 'em. If he's breathing, kill 'em. If he's not breathing, kill 'em again!

This is the mindstate of the psychopaths running through our country's streets. Horrible way to live in America this gun-spasm summer of 2016. We are split apart, and the only thing we can agree on is packing heat. Yee-haw!

Our frustrations have become blisters of violence that rival the turbulence of the 60's & 70's. This is the most violent American summer of the past 30 years, culminating in a Sam Peckinpah Straw Dogs of an election that will leave everyone needing a shower. To wash away the blood, sweat, tears, prejudice, and regret.

"Normally" there's one horrific event that takes America by surprise in the summer. But there is no normal any more. There's multiple stories cascading into our crumbling consciences.

First nightmare was the most deadly mass shooting in America. Orlando trumped Charleston. Hate is spreading, and gaining ground to ruin our society.

Then a black man got shot in Baton Rouge, and another black man shot in Minnesota. Then a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Dallas resulted in 14 cops getting shot, and 5 died. No lives will survive this shit.

I'm regurgitating facts. All you have to do is type an American city in Google then type shooting, the stats come up. This past 4th of July weekend in Chicago 62 people were shot and 4 killed.

Let's run down all the stats: AR-15s, AK-47s, SKS, AKA, BSBS, and FU! The scary part is that the summer is not over yet.

Both races, white and black, are full of shit. A cop shoots a black man. Outrage. A black man shoots cops. Outrage. But no dialogue. Just ignorant self-righteous point the finger twittering. If the pinnacle of our society is Twitter then maybe we deserve the Dinosaur fate.

I understand hate and rage. If you were a black person and some white person came into your church and shot your grandma, then how would you feel? If you were white and your brother worked at Lee's Liquor Store and some black person wanted to rob the safe and shot him in the head, then how would you feel?

The important thing to feel is this: Not every white person is bad, and not every black person is bad. The only way to fight hate is love.

The good people outnumber the bad.

Growing up on Pipe Street, a black family lived next to me. There were 2 sons, and we would play A-Team in the backyard. We got along. We didn't know there was a difference in race. Until other people taught us.

Who teaches it? And why do we still learn it? Because we learn with our eyes? or our hearts?

Gun Violence has defined this unfortunate summer.

I use the word "unfortunate" because we're the unfortunate ones.
the NRA makes a fortune with guns
They spend the sums
while holding our civilization for ransom.

"It's gonna get worse before it gets better."
is a bullshit phrase.
It's never gonna get better until we make it better.

Life floods us with pain
but we still swim.