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Little did I know when I blogged about Angry Boys I and II, that the III would be reflecting on the El Paso and Dayton mass murders by young male assailants with highly-lethal guns. First things first, statistically speaking, the likelihood that any of us will die being shot by a lone gunman we don't know is extremely improbable. Unless things go to hell, and they might, it is really not something that should worry us. The psychological trauma however of seeing these tragedies unfold is very real. And the uncertainty of where and when is next also weighs on us. If I had biological children, I'd worry a lot more than I do. I am 55. My life is probably mostly over. I have concerns for what my students will have to face but I also don't have that parental concern which is completely normal.      Second, although I don't blame Trump for the killings, he has thrown matches into a very flammable and dangerous cultural gasoline tank. He energizes his base by demeaning o