Have we lost our collective minds? A mass shooting in Las Vegas with no readily apparent motive is an extreme representation of our sense that our social fabric is unraveling. This is one of those things that people do not believe can happen until it does—and, despite the unspeakable tragedy, it took less than an hour for politicians to criticize the President, ghoulishly exhorting that we need more than prayers and consolation. Maybe we do, but at least give the circle of victims a chance to deal with their personal grief before spouting off. Thankfully, CBS had the decency to fire its soulless vice president and senior counsel Hayley Geftman-Gold after she posted "I'm actually not even sympathetic be [sic] country music fans often are Republican gun toters [sic]."
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