Stuff happens
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Jeb">Jeb</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="Shrugs">Shrugs</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>: “<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>: “<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>?”</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="things">things</span>.”</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jeb">Jeb</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2016. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shrugs">shrugs</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Stuff">Stuff</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>”, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>”.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Gun">Gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 45<span word="th">th</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p>
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