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I thought this should be shared... Maybe it should be across the wall. I am not sure. I expect more folks see it here, and like I said, I thought it should be shared. I like Mike.

Susan Collins wrote the following to Mike Rowe:
Dear Mike. Where have you been? Your words are needed...

Mike Rowe Replied:
Sorry I’ve been so scarce. I guess I could blame a chaotic production schedule, but the truth is, I’ve been absent because I don’t know what to say in the wake of Florida.

Like most of you, I’m overwhelmed with pity for the victims and their families, but consumed with anger for the coward who chose to murder. Rage and sorrow are hard things to reconcile, and the more such things occur, the more apparent it becomes that there is nothing new to say. So forgive me Susan, if I repeat what I said after Vegas and San Bernardino.

Evil is real. As long as humans have walked the earth, people have chosen to do evil things. This is what happened in Florida. A nineteen-year old man chose to do an evil thing. He planned it. He executed it. He succeeded.

Should we endeavor to know why? Absolutely.

Should we discuss the impact of video games, accessible firearms, single-parents, no parents, powerful medications, social media, mental illness, bullying, or anything else we think might have encouraged him to choose evil over good? Without question.

But we should also stop confusing the influence of such things with the root cause. Because nothing in this man’s past can possibly explain his decision to kill seventeen people. If you believe otherwise, ask yourself why millions of other people with a similar past don't make similar choices.

The past does not equal the future.

This is the most comforting thing I can tell you, Susan. It's also the most disconcerting. Because the facts are undeniable. People from horrible backgrounds often become the epitome of kindness. And people with every imaginable advantage often go on to squander everything.

The past does not equal the future.

To the families of the victims I can only offer my sincerest condolences, along with my heartfelt wish that the man who killed their loved ones is removed from the planet with all due speed.

As for words, I can only repeat what others have said, and ask you to remember those who confronted evil with courage. People like Aaron Feis, the football coach who threw himself in front of the kids [who] the killer was trying to murder.

Beyond that, I'm afraid I can offer nothing but my weekly attempt to prove that goodness also walks among us, just as surely as evil. In numbers far greater than our newsfeeds would lead us to believe.


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#2 ·
It's a decent statement that needs to be read, but I've tried and failed perhaps you'll have more success.
 
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I’m not sure I understand your post. Are you saying you’ve tried and failed to read it for some reason or that you’ve tried and failed something from Mr. Rowe’s statement.

He seems to say something, albeit much more eloquently, that I’ve said in the past- you cannot understand crazy. You cannot put yourself in the mind of someone who does something like this. If you can, please seek help.
 
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Coincidentally, I saw Mike Rowe on This Old House a few days ago and realized he hasn't been seen much lately.
As he explained it, he's been busy doing the things that are important to him, like helping people in need, mentoring kids, etc.
Good deeds often don't make big news.
Kudos to those that do.
 
#26 ·
I do too.

I know he is an actor, but it really seems he believes and supports some good things. He does a lot of short Youtubes and FB videos.

He gives a voice to the need for craftsmen and tradesmen in America, and the fact that that good things go to some that don't get a bachelor degree.
 
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But we should also stop confusing the influence of such things with the root cause. Because nothing in this man’s past can possibly explain his decision to kill seventeen people. If you believe otherwise, ask yourself why millions of other people with a similar past don't make similar choices.
We always want answers, some cause to blame things on. But often they are just excuses masking the root cause: evil. When people commit crimes, some blame the hopelessness of poverty. But most poor don't rob, rape and kill. Some blame criminal behavior on a lack of educational opportunities, while most uneducated don't commit crimes. On and on. We place blame on some outside event, situation or cause. But it is the evil within.
 
#28 ·
The struggle to understand is worsened by the race to label it according to ideology, and that is despicable.
Leaders shouldn't need listening tours to regain touch with the common man's day to day world.
Until the truth is articulated no matter the risk to party and platform these horrors will repeat themselves.
 
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