Losing Our Humanity, One Death at a Time

Growing up, my grandparents taught me that it wasn’t good manners to talk about politics, religion, or money. Those subjects were private—meant to be shared only with family and close friends. I’ve followed that rule for most of my life, and to this day I still believe there’s wisdom in it.

But today, I feel compelled to speak. After all, this is my hive. I am the Queen. And I will say what needs to be said.

Scrolling through Facebook this morning, I was filled with outrage. What I saw was people tearing one another apart—arguing over political opinions, declaring “Unfriend me if you voted for X,” fighting over faith, dismissing tragedies with claims that “someone paid for that to happen.” And now, in the aftermath of a man’s public assassination and the brutal stabbing of a young woman on a train while bystanders stood frozen, silent, and unmoved… I cannot stay quiet.

The world we’re living in has become so saturated with hate and evil that it’s starting to feel normal. Our children are growing up watching death treated like entertainment—celebrated by some, mourned by others—as adults model cruelty and applause for tragedy. That’s confusing. That’s dangerous. And it should terrify us.

I think back to September 11, 2001. On that day, more than 3,000 American citizens died. As a nation, we were shattered. We cried. We prayed. We were afraid. But as horrific as that day was, it also brought us together. We mourned side by side—not as Democrats or Republicans, not as rich or poor, not divided by religion. Just as human beings. We were united.

So I have to ask: where is that sense of togetherness now? Where is the outrage at what’s happening in our country? When did we cross into a world where celebrating death became acceptable?

This is not about politics. It’s not about religion. It’s not even about money.

This is about good versus evil.

It’s about teaching the next generation that life matters—that taking another person’s life is never something to cheer. Killing is not entertainment. And if we don’t make that clear to our children, the hate we see today will only grow darker tomorrow.