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Back to the Heart of Darkness in Texas and the U.S.

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It is far too easy to get upset, angry, and apoplectic every time a politician, a so-called ā€œelected leaderā€ offers ā€œthoughts and prayersā€ for the victims of the latest mass shooting and the bereaved and then, in nearly the next breath, declare that ā€œthe other sideā€ is guilty of politicizing the issue when the subject of gun control is brought up. It is also exhausting. I live in Houston where there is permit-less conceal carry. My situational awareness spikes whenever Iā€™m out, although so far, not to the point of dread. However, for someone who enjoys movies and writing about them, I sometimes wonder if someone is going to go off in a theater. Or if Iā€™m strolling down the street on a walk, is someone having a bad day going to decide one less white bearded guy is less necessary or when Iā€™m grocery shopping, what are the chances that someone else is going to lose their shit or decide to take out a store out of grievances along a spectrum (maybe racism, political orientation, gender ori...