Christina Taylor Green

What have we become? Christina Taylor Green, 9 years old, born on 9/11. Maybe it is because I am surrounded by 9 year olds every day or maybe because it is all so sad and pointless, but I can't stop thinking about Christina today and the other victims of the Arizona shootings this weekend. Why does a country that has so much hate so  much?  Why do so many people think they are better than other people? Why are people so judgemental? I find it strange that America was built on being accepting of differences yet now we are killing each of because of our differences. Young Christina, a student council member, attends a political rally of a Congresswoman to see how the political system works in America and never comes home to her mother and father. So, we have a young man so upset with the American political system that he takes fire on a Congresswoman and an innocent crowd of young and old Americans. There are many topics that everyone needs to look at this week, health care, mental health care, politicians, political parties, guns, cooperation, tolerance, acceptance, compassion, being judgemental, religion, conservative, liberal, the list goes on. One thing will all know is the Americans died this weekend needlessly. Americans died at a supermarket in Arizona killed by a young American. A 22 year old, white, American male, unemployed, living with his parents, seen wearing a hoodie, listening to an I-pod, walking a dog. It could of been anywhere?  So, I think here was someone who needed mental health care that probably didn't get it because he was young, unemployed, but to old to be on his parents insurance. Someone that need health care killed people over someone trying to get people health care. Does anyone else see this? Why do we think we can judge who is worthy of health care? Why do some of us think we and our kids are more deserving than everyone else? Believe me I see it and hear it everyday. Comments about who people think are deserving and why? I sometimes see why things happen because people constantly turn their heads and walk away. Did someone not notice this young man needed help. I see this everyday. Kids ignored, people made to feel undeserving, older people neglected, yet we are so surprised when something happens. Until EVERYONE CARES ABOUT EVERYONE, until EVERYONE BECOMES LESS JUDGEMENTAL, until EVERYONE STAYS AND TRYS TO HELP INSTEAD OF WALKING AWAY, until COMPASSION, TRUST, FAITH, and COOPERATION return to America there will be more Christina Taylor Greens.