tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post7258707625171903801..comments2024-03-28T22:31:58.632-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: _______Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-54139667282030975852016-06-21T21:22:10.687-07:002016-06-21T21:22:10.687-07:00The ISIS connection is drawn - I mean besides the ...The ISIS connection is drawn - I mean besides the killer's ethnicity and family religion - from his own mouth, including a call he made to authorities the night of the attack. He said the brothers who did the Boston Marathon bombing were his "homeboys" - no, really. This is obvious, desperate-cry-for attention behavior. I don't know if he hoped someone would stop him, but he definitely was trying to promote the idea that he was a bigshot. That happens a lot.<br /><br />One of the great things about life is that it contains events that you couldn't have predicted. It's also one of the most terrifying things. Some are excessively focused on the latter while others refuse to acknowledge it. Which is a long way around of saying that while we can't eliminate crazy black swan events and in some cases are better off not trying, we can learn from those taht occur. Learn both cauthion and compassion, among other things.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-48899917611516625362016-06-14T18:40:49.452-07:002016-06-14T18:40:49.452-07:00i was very un-surprised to find out that it's ...i was very un-surprised to find out that it's as likely as not that the shooter was something of a regular at the club. very reminiscent of the san bernadino shooter, who was an employee of the department holding the event. any connection to isis, whatever, i'd say is at best a weak, desperate attempt to justify in their own minds what are the acts of men who have obviously lost their way, & no longer place any value on either the lives of others or their own...<br /><br />we can attempt to minimize, & reduce in scale, incidents like this one by banning weapons, & implementing an effective social services safety net (as many other countries have), but, unfortunately, one cannot 'make things right' for everybody all the time. life can be a rough, & sometimes soul-crushing, experience. & as long as there's anger, desperation, & loneliness out there, there will be tragedies such as this one, & one needn't be an official terrorist to qualify...semiconscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408133540133249835noreply@blogger.com