Re: [Brains Trust] Where to from here?
Fiona Sinnamon
From: LordSent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:10 PMSubject: [Brains Trust] Where to from here?It is a massive understatement to suggest that the images from the Virginia shootings are disturbing. Where will this type of madness end? Media saturation continues, every day bringing a new dissection of an angry and extremely ill man, a new witnesses, a new (ex)-friend. Unbelievably awful business. The proponents are lining up. Gun controllers on one side, gun toters on the other (if only the teachers had guns they could have popped the shooter!).
Fiona, your views valued on this one especially. What's the word from your 'hood?
And what is to be made Barack Obama? I came across a blog which had a speech where he suggested the US is a violence obsessed culture. "We glorify it, we encourage it, we ignore it." Not sure Dubya would concur, publicly. And then introduced Iraq and suggested US culture of violence is rooted in an incapacity to understand we are all connected fundamentally as people and trapped in a belief that we can impose our wills on each other and differentiate ourselves and make ourselves feel better from one another because of the accidents of birth or race or gender. "We base our decisions in terms of sending our young men and women to war not on the necessity of defending ourselves but the belief that somehow with military force we can achieve aims that should be achieved through diplomacy and alliances." Interesting times ahead, if he gets any traction.
Just some ramblings for the weekend. Hope you all have a good one.
Hugs
F
PS Fiona, thanks for the recent analysis of attraction to the college sporting system. V interesting.
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Posted By Lord to Brains Trust at 4/19/2007 08:06:00 AM
Fergus Hogarth
Yeah, lets leave that shooting business behind. there is too much goodness in the world to get dragged down by such madness. And we will depart Iraq for a while too. But, great to see our ozzie boys into the WC final. I havent seen a ball, but have been hearing a bit online etc.Final should be cracker v Lankis, chucker always a tough prospect to face, but i think Punters XI prob too much depth. I remember watching the last final v Sri Lanki, inc Stuie Law dropping a sitter in the outfield at a critical moment. Or maybe that was another game? Whatever... Hope you all have a great weekend. Fi, dont think i will be able to make it there for June, but will think of some virtual particpation.
hugs to youse all
F
Paul Friedman
Two best teams have made the final
Australia have been excellent and Hayden a joy to watch. Gilchrist due to make some runs so hope it is Saturday night
Off to watch the Broncos Storm game tonight via the Caxton
Michaela continues to grow up much to my sweaty palmedness – she is off to Pink concert soon – saw RHC Peppers a couple of weeks ago.
Regards,
Paul Friedman
Director, Community Safety and
Support Policy Unit
Department of Communities.
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Fiona Sinnamon
Lord
Paul Friedman
I’m buggered.
Buggered if I want to even read about the Virginia stuff.
Buggered if I can believe they refer to it as ‘the worst campus shooting’ – is it a competition
Buggered if Obama will get a vote except from some leftie Hollywood types- doesn’t he listen to rap. Guns are the lifeblood of the hood!!
Buggered if a country that believes in the devil will ever think about why so many people who wear teatowels hate their guts.
And I’m just buggered. Thank God (ours by the way not theirs) that it’s Friday and I can have few beers and watch the Test match and then the cricket. Oh yes Ferg there’s League test match tonight – you should see it after the replay of the Sth Adelaide Boozers v East Adelaide Dunstans AFL game at 2am tomorrow morning.
Love to all
Paul
Regards,
Paul Friedman
Director, Community Safety and
Support Policy Unit
Department of Communities.
Tel: 322 48089
Fax: 3012 9100
paul.f...@communities.qld.gov.au
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It is a massive understatement to suggest that the images from the Virginia shootings are disturbing. Where will this type of madness end? Media saturation continues, every day bringing a new dissection of an angry and extremely ill man, a new witnesses, a new (ex)-friend. Unbelievably awful business. The proponents are lining up. Gun controllers on one side, gun toters on the other (if only the teachers had guns they could have popped the shooter!).
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