Of course, the answer to all this is Jesus Christ. A revival of the human heart turning away from our innate wickedness and toward our creator, who alone possesses the antidote to our condition, which is sinfulness. It's actually not a difficult problem to address. All it takes is for us to recognize our sin problem and consciously apply the remedy, which is to humble ourselves before God, and admit that we are wretched sinners and powerless to rectify it, in and of, ourselves. We need to give ourselves, mind, body, and spirit, to God, and let Him work to make of us more righteous people. And, that is the crux of the issue, isn't it? Because most people are much too proud to admit their condition. And society continues it's inexorable plunge off the proverbial cliff.
I agree. But it is a wider issue than that. Preaching Christ is our most important and powerful task. However even Christians fall to mental illness, drug abuse and even suicide. We must work toward a society that doesn’t elevate mental illness and doesn’t ignore disorders.
It seems to me that ensuring the ongoing, timely and appropriate access to mental health treatment of persons suffering from acute or chronic mental illness in all walks of life and income / socioeconomic levels, irrespective of employment status, is the way to fight a war on crazy.
I think that we also need a broad effort to educate Americans in schools and in every place of worship and employment, about the many triggers to acute problems, and the many signs that persons experiencing chronic difficulties that can explode into violence. Too often trauma is ignored or only those people lucky or fortunate enough to have someone who cares about them to ask them if they need help or help them directly.
It is clear to me that in the U.S. today the cable media, as well as what you describe as the ubiquitous conspiracists on various social media, arouse those persons who are having mental and emotional problems prone to acting out with crazy violence to enact their insane plans ... Maybe even encouraging them to act sometimes.
The US and state governments must make a true and sustained effort to redirect the many hundreds of billions of dollars spent on creating and then fighting instability across the globe to addressing these problems. Lets face it, there are many other problems inherent in out country which have developed over the last 60 years which I believe ultimately lead to the insane acts of violence like we have seen in 2025 already.
Right now it seems as if only insanely self-interested, greed motivated people may be in charge.
LIvelsBerger seems to me to be pointing to the recent right side split between nationalists and tech bros that has happened. Cybertruck in front of Trump tower. That seems to make the most sense. And wouldn't the best way to get a hold on crazy people be to stop just putting them on the streets? I really think the problem is less a lack of understanding and more a lack of will to do what is necessary. You can detain people and still treat them humanely. You can still make sure they are given their rights. But these things cost money.
Terrorism isn't the same issue. Hate is different than just unwellness. You won't ever get rid of it.
"Conservatives wouldn’t focus on the crime prevention aspect, but on enforcement and deterrence."
True, but what else can we do? My experience is that rehabbing criminals and addicts has a low success rate. Recidivism is very high. We can put security measures in place as a deterrent, but the criminals will still be there to exploit any lapses.
Crazies are a more difficult to deal with in a humane way. Some are severely mentally ill and can be dealt with only by restraint and medication. Others can be helped by counseling and medication, but they are ticking bombs.
Of course, the answer to all this is Jesus Christ. A revival of the human heart turning away from our innate wickedness and toward our creator, who alone possesses the antidote to our condition, which is sinfulness. It's actually not a difficult problem to address. All it takes is for us to recognize our sin problem and consciously apply the remedy, which is to humble ourselves before God, and admit that we are wretched sinners and powerless to rectify it, in and of, ourselves. We need to give ourselves, mind, body, and spirit, to God, and let Him work to make of us more righteous people. And, that is the crux of the issue, isn't it? Because most people are much too proud to admit their condition. And society continues it's inexorable plunge off the proverbial cliff.
I agree. But it is a wider issue than that. Preaching Christ is our most important and powerful task. However even Christians fall to mental illness, drug abuse and even suicide. We must work toward a society that doesn’t elevate mental illness and doesn’t ignore disorders.
Thank you for this article.
It seems to me that ensuring the ongoing, timely and appropriate access to mental health treatment of persons suffering from acute or chronic mental illness in all walks of life and income / socioeconomic levels, irrespective of employment status, is the way to fight a war on crazy.
I think that we also need a broad effort to educate Americans in schools and in every place of worship and employment, about the many triggers to acute problems, and the many signs that persons experiencing chronic difficulties that can explode into violence. Too often trauma is ignored or only those people lucky or fortunate enough to have someone who cares about them to ask them if they need help or help them directly.
It is clear to me that in the U.S. today the cable media, as well as what you describe as the ubiquitous conspiracists on various social media, arouse those persons who are having mental and emotional problems prone to acting out with crazy violence to enact their insane plans ... Maybe even encouraging them to act sometimes.
The US and state governments must make a true and sustained effort to redirect the many hundreds of billions of dollars spent on creating and then fighting instability across the globe to addressing these problems. Lets face it, there are many other problems inherent in out country which have developed over the last 60 years which I believe ultimately lead to the insane acts of violence like we have seen in 2025 already.
Right now it seems as if only insanely self-interested, greed motivated people may be in charge.
LIvelsBerger seems to me to be pointing to the recent right side split between nationalists and tech bros that has happened. Cybertruck in front of Trump tower. That seems to make the most sense. And wouldn't the best way to get a hold on crazy people be to stop just putting them on the streets? I really think the problem is less a lack of understanding and more a lack of will to do what is necessary. You can detain people and still treat them humanely. You can still make sure they are given their rights. But these things cost money.
Terrorism isn't the same issue. Hate is different than just unwellness. You won't ever get rid of it.
NY Post reported his wife left him days before he went to Vegas. Could be a purely personal issue. https://nypost.com/2025/01/02/us-news/cybertruck-bomber-matthew-livelsbergers-wife-broke-up-with-him-days-before-explosion-outside-trump-hotel-in-las-vegas-sources/
Seems he left a note.
May of helped his frame of mind but it sure doesn't explain the place and style.
I ran across this just before bedtime. Might be he was overdoing his Trump thing.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/why-are-publications-sugar-coating-livelsberger-s-political-minifestos/ar-AA1wXs4Y?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=c8f0bb4e90774d36aea5b31f6ced2689&ei=63
"Conservatives wouldn’t focus on the crime prevention aspect, but on enforcement and deterrence."
True, but what else can we do? My experience is that rehabbing criminals and addicts has a low success rate. Recidivism is very high. We can put security measures in place as a deterrent, but the criminals will still be there to exploit any lapses.
Crazies are a more difficult to deal with in a humane way. Some are severely mentally ill and can be dealt with only by restraint and medication. Others can be helped by counseling and medication, but they are ticking bombs.
Maybe we just have too many people.