I Had To View 30 Bodies In Vietnam To ID Our Own. Country Needs To See The Reality Of What Happened [View all]

[TheMastersNemesis]

The media is sanitizing the true horror of this brutal attack. Not seeing the reality of death and destruction blunts real debate about gun violence. It is not that you need to dwell on the gore. I saw the reality of war in Vietnam. What I saw in Vietnam 49 year ago is almost exactly what you would see on that scene. You would see dead and dying people in pain and misery even screaming for help. And it is ugly and needs to be seen And the public is being coddled in a way that is really wrong. Seeing the real horror would cause needed real debate.

All we seem to see is just distant pictures of the scene. There is no blood. There are no visible victims. No signs of the wounded. Nothing from the suffering. There are people who will carry bullets and fragments the rest of their lives. There are victims who will live with all kinds of disfiguring and disabling injuries. The dead and hurt are anonymous unseen and only just numbers. We will never understand until we see the true horror of what happened. For the most part we will not ever see the names of the killed and wounded. They will fall into obscurity. Only the gunman's name will be remembered.

Meanwhile the NRA, right wing, GOP, and other operatives who will make up false stories. Attack the critics and sensible people calling for action. There will even be death threats against the victims or families who speak our or demand action and change. And they will go an with their crap and be able to hide behind the true terrible reality.

Such sanitation allows the NRA and GOP to get away with its distortions, lies, and manipulation.