Defending the status quo

Why do people invest so much energy in defending systems that are not life-giving?

We have mass shootings. I don’t know of anyone who thinks this is a good thing. Yet, I hear plenty of excuses as to why nothing related to this can change? Why? Why are we so invested in maintaining something that is not life giving, but rather takes far too many lives?

That’s just one example. Do I have the answer for this? No, of course not. Here’s what I know — there isn’t a perfect solution. Can we just stop debating the perfect solution to everything? I’ll take a slight…