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Your thoughts regarding mass school shootings make alot of sense. I have long thought that academia, particularly social sciences, have limited understanding of social issues that plague society, but because of academic status,their research studies and published literature are truth.

I have been writing an article about the psyche. The subject has been in my mind as I wonder what is going on in the psyche of CEOS, Billionaires, Politicians, .Dictators. What makes it comfortable to treat people with such disrespect, indifference and cruelty. Not that I have the answers.

The other reason of this writing, is that I am trying to better understand the psyche of my son. He is an enigma. I don't really trust diagnostic labels. For example my son's mental health and neuro diversity is complex and the diagnoses he received overlap and it is all so baffling. Autism spectrum, Reactive Attachment Disorder, ADHD, hoarding .

I despised the way he was treated I public schools school, and I really believe that the ways children, teens, marginalized people and now working class people are trying to survive like rats in a maze. Who wouldn't get angry, anxious and rebellious.

I apologize if I went into a different path with your insightful writing. What is going on with people and society is more complicated than what media, academics, and health professionals say.

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