Quite a few people have been suggesting that we may be headed for a second civil war in this country.
Personally, I would prefer to avoid such talk, as any such development would be utterly devastating--to put it mildly.
But I do have to wonder if these were just the opening shots fired in such a war.
(Obviously, the shooter was unhinged; nonetheless, it is an open question, I think, as to whether others may follow his lead--and justify it with the platitude, "The end justifies the means.")