Anecdotal, of course--but it ties directly to the post below.
(From the article's text, I'll assume this writer lives in the greater Chicago area.)
A couple of days ago I stood in line for little over an hour at a
national sporting goods outfitter/retailer along with 30 other people
(no lie, 30, because I counted them all in front of me) as some of us
waited to purchase a firearm while others waited to pick one up. As the
line slowly snaked to the counter, with more people adding to the line
behind me, I began to look at demographics of the people waiting —
predominantly white with about 25% hispanic, predominantly male — I was
one of three women, but the other two weren’t buyers, more like the
girlfriend/wife — assuming US citizens, all age groups from mid-20’s to
70’s, middle-class/blue collar, and suburban to the outlying collar
counties....
Read the rest yourself (it's short.) We live in very interesting times.
In similar mode, I am now constantly reminding the wife and chilluns to 1) pay attention to the "exit" signs, 2) be prepared to drop to the floor and crawl FAST, 3) find concealment and/or cover, and 4) always be paying attention to others while they're out in crowds--particularly in shopping malls and other crowded areas.
This is the "whoweare" America that our Establishment is all comfy with? Really??
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