Pushing A Political Agenda During A Tragedy

I disagree with that. I think voicing your political agenda immediately after a tragedy or any impactful event generally leads to misinformed positions. This is an age where jerks like Trump who have millions of followers spreads some nonsense opinion on a subject he doesn't have all the information on. That or someone like Hillary Clinton uses this event to push her own shady political agendas. Lost in that mix is properly mourning the tragedy which we end up becoming numb to. Part of the information age is being inundated with so much information that we numb ourselves to emotions.

I think the proper approach is waiting until all the information is available and then using that information to make a concrete decision. People reacting immediately after the Orlando tragedy used this as a platform to lobby their own self interests like gun control when this situation was far more complex than that.

And that goes both ways too. I would like for there to be more open debate. So many people get so entrenched in their ideas that they're unwilling to bend and when something like this happens that entrenchment gets even deeper.

 

Yeah I mean I understand there's a limit to what I'm saying and you cannot take away future impact from present events. I'm just saying our rush to jump to conclusions has people making rash statements and decisions about events much too early in the process. This age of twitter has people making snap judgments before they even understand all the facts. It leads to polarized opinions. Then when more information is learned, the opinion may change but the damage can already be done.

For instance just with the Lakers D'Angelo is still called a snitch even if he didn't actually decide to put the video out there. It was a joke that someone else put out into the world and he got the blame, but he's still a snitch. Another sports example: any time an athlete is accused of sexual assault or domestic violence those things tend to stick with them even if they're never eventually charged with a crime. The moment it comes out, action is called for and we jump to conclusions.

There's a middle ground where we ought to wait and make more informed stances.