Revolution, Anarchy, or Madness?: A Crisis in American Leadership

For me, Steven Kazmierczak’s shootings at NIU last week, is only the most recent in a series of recurring nightmares over nearly a decade now. As a 57 year-old educator with a strong background in Counseling Psychology and father of two college age youth myself, once again, I’m dismayed by the inattention of friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even family members, who insistently ignore or otherwise discount those like Steven (and myself).

Rather than fostering greater compassion or understanding between us though, this incident is likely to further cement the need for tightened ‘security’ and additional ‘surveillance’ to quell the irrational fears and likelihood, that those just mentioned could themselves, be future victims. Yet, while the incidence of psychological disorder amongst the public remains endemic, it’s unlikely anyone will be presumptuous enough to attempt to address or rectify this actuality.

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You’re also invited to read, A Crisis in American Leadership: Exploiting Our Moral Vagrancy.