DEAR EDITOR:

Another senseless shooting by an angry, confused individual who decided to channel all of his deranged, misguided, mentally ill thoughts into killing innocent children. This was done with the intent to inflict as much pain on others as he himself was feeling, fueled by the never-ending victimhood mentality that is promoted and championed on several news broadcasts, political speeches, and social media.

The news reported on Robert Westman’s mother, Mary Grace, but provided little information about the father, James Westman.

Did the father play an active role in Robert’s life? Was he supportive of the gender reassignment? Did his parents attempt to get him help, or did they simply adopt the new, worldly view that it’s now normal to change your sex?

If you’re angry and feel slighted because you don’t have enough money, it’s the fault of those rich people or the corporations that don’t pay their fair share.

If you’re feeling discriminated against due to your ethnicity, then you’re justified in acting out by rioting, stealing and behaving uncivilized. If you fail to achieve, blame those who have succeeded — because it can’t be your fault; it must be a rigged game. Never take responsibility for your failures; remain an eternal child by refusing to accept accountability. This is the message being propagated daily.

It’s not your fault; you’ve had a hard life. Life has been unfair to you, and someone else has to pay. If you had a dreadful childhood, blame your failure on your past, not your own poor performance.

Blame everyone and everything else for what’s wrong in your life.

That’s the new mantra of the day — along with the idea that everything is OK, even if you think you’re a dog, a cat or even a tree stump.

With the rising tide of mental illness in our society and the crumbling of the core family unit due to absentee fathers, is anyone starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together? Absolutely not. Instead, we blame gun violence. We blame the tool, not the deranged person.

We accept zero accountability for our actions and place blame on everyone else for our feelings of depression, anxiety, stress and our inability to cope with daily life.

Is it possible that your father wasn’t there to teach you that life is hard work, you don’t get everything you want and failure is part of the process? Politicians will never fix this issue.

In fact, they have only exacerbated it by interfering with the nuclear family, which is the cornerstone of society. They’ve made it a payday for single mothers, allowing the government to support families while removing fathers from the household. How’s that working out for us?

TIM SANTELL

Kinsman