Why is this common thread being hidden by the Corporations Once Known as the Mainstream Media? As I contemplate the horror in Las Vegas I wonder; is it only tragedy that unites us. Or is it a tragedy that we are divided? I also wonder why an important common thread always seems to be missing from every story examining the reasons for these evil acts? What is that common thread? Is it a political affiliation? Is it a nationality? Is it a certain type of weapon? No. None of these is the common thread.