Psychosis abounds...and, when societies hold their own in little respect, such a view is returned. Currently, much in the west ignores the common good....so, none of this is accidental.
On Mar 12, 3:42 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > The past few days have seen two frightening series of rampage > killings, in Alabama and in Southern > Germany:http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,612863,00.html > Living in Germany, and having a 17-year-old daughter going to school > here, I've been hearing and reading quite a bit about our local horror > in the past few days. It seems to have been a typical case of a boy/ > young man with major mental/self-image problems irrevocably losing it. > > The talking heads are waffling about the availability of weapons (Tim > K. used a Beretta his father kept in his bedroom), graphic computer > games (Counterstrike) and all the other usual stuff. Despite my oft- > posted abhorrence for privately-held guns, I don't really think that > further gun control is the answer (not to this particular problem - > rampage killings take place in societies with tight and with lax gun- > control - the killers seem to be able to get the guns anyway). I also > don't believe that 99.99% of kids are significantly brutalised by > graphic games - otherwise no street in the world would be safe to > walk, given the fact that almost all 18-year old males in the > developed world have,or have had significant exposure to such games. > > I don't know if there is any real answer to such events. Growing up > has always has its problems and it certainly isn't easy for kids > today, in our high-octane, high-pressure, consuming/consumptive > performance- and success-driven society. One interesting comment I've > heard claimed that girls tend to internalise aggression (with results > such as the repeated cutting of arms) while guys are more likely to > channel that argression outwards. That said, it was the amok killings > of Brenda Ann Spencer in 1979, which inspired Bob Geldof to write, "I > Don't Like Mondays", which maybe gives the best explanation for why > such things happening - the best because it just expresses rather than > explains the unexplainable: > "The silicon chip inside her head > gets switched to overload ... " > > Francis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
