My Comment in HuffPost regarding Violence

“Although gun control is a step towards a better society, it is insignificant to our deranged sense of violence-acceptance. It is truly unbelievable to me that this nation accepts so willingly violence in so many aspects of our culture. From video games, music, shows, and movies, to sports and kids playful acts, this nation thirst for conflict like vampires thirst for blood. We thirst for conflict. We search for divisiveness. We find an opposite to attack and a stance to defend. Conflict is our drug and there is no sign of abstinence no matter how many "bad trips" we experience, including this recent one. In order to deal with our disorder, we must take a step away from the tools of violence and see the nature of violence, of conflict, and of strict stances. We must realize that conflict and violence arise from our inclinations to severely distinguish ourselves from others, our tendencies to pick something and defend it no matter how senseless it may become to do so. Strict opposition foments strict defensive and offensive conflict. Violence is simply a higher degree of this state of being. In order to deal with our violence-acceptance, we must, for the sake of our society, our culture, and our world in general, pay close attention to how hard your stance is on any particular issue. When examining theses tendencies, we will realize the nature of violence or at least begin to really direct our attention to violence.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/obama-speaks-at-sandy-hoo_n_2312869.html

Sorry folks, I have been quite busy and have been unable to post anything.  I will soon get back into the groove of things.  Sorry.  I leave you with this quote from the move Heat that I think resonates well with my philosophical underpinnings.

Take Care.

"Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."