Where are we trying to go with the National character? Today’s news is full of stories concerning bullying and sexual assault on one side and aggressive behavior in the form of pushing gun ownership and shooting.

What happens to people when we tell our youth they must act civilized and at the same time shoot at the center mass with their video games? How can a pre-teen or teen spend hours being aggressive in a video and then turn off the same skills they spent hours cultivating? Each year the games get more realistic and each year players are supposedly told to be nicer to others. Which side of the forming brain is winning?

Have we created a monster problem with our military because we promote a be-kind to each other and then brainwash them into being happy about killing others? After release from service, they are expected to regress to civility. After World War II, the soldiers were slowly let back into society so they could forget their war skills. Today the reintroduction can be hours. No wonder suicides are so prevalent.

How can we, as a nation, convince people it’s necessary to carry a gun and at the same time cherish the rights and feelings of others? Are we creating a nation of schizophrenics who are born loving everyone and then many are convinced by parents, friends, internet and social media to hate certain people. Gun manufacturers, retailers, and lobbyists pay millions each year to scare people. A few people are creating a permanent multi-divisional nation. Why do people vote for or idolize people who try to divide us by saying just the opposite from what they do. Why does the religious right excuse adulterers and sexist behavior?

Maybe we only need two divisions — ethical and moral, and those who are racist, adulterers and immoral!