Conservationist
09-25-2008, 12:31 PM
While some school shooters are delusional, and usually seek the attention, others like Jeff Weisse, Pekka-Eric Auvinen and now Matti Saari are of the ideological type, attempting to communicate through mass death what could not be said in words, because words can be ignored if inconvenient to the listener.
In essence, our society has decayed so far that we have created an alternate reality in which we operate as if it were reality, composed of our institutions and public opinions. Reality itself remains far away, doubly so because it is often complex and does not make a good sound bite, election slogan, advertising jingle or hip new saying to impress our friends.
Scientists Would Analayze School Shootings, Not Judge Them; Why Don't We? (http://www.corrupt.org/news/scientists_would_analyze_school_shootings_not_judg e_them_why_dont_we) by Brett Stevens
As soon as I saw the news reports, I knew that the media hounds would start screaming for repeal of Finland's liberal gun laws. It's so much easier to blame guns than societies divided by good intentions that are unrealistic.
In essence, our society has decayed so far that we have created an alternate reality in which we operate as if it were reality, composed of our institutions and public opinions. Reality itself remains far away, doubly so because it is often complex and does not make a good sound bite, election slogan, advertising jingle or hip new saying to impress our friends.
Scientists Would Analayze School Shootings, Not Judge Them; Why Don't We? (http://www.corrupt.org/news/scientists_would_analyze_school_shootings_not_judg e_them_why_dont_we) by Brett Stevens
As soon as I saw the news reports, I knew that the media hounds would start screaming for repeal of Finland's liberal gun laws. It's so much easier to blame guns than societies divided by good intentions that are unrealistic.