To the 33 that died. Disclaimers to approaches to understanding.
(Beware the influence of the Neo-Cons)
Cynical comment on Society at Large – Brochure to the 32 -
Welcome to the numbers!
You have made the amazing victim list of the innocents!
You not only have touched the American public as the unknowns you are,
But anytime your names will ever be mentioned, the grief and sadness of
a supposedly unavoidable situation will follow.
No one will ever have known the real you, except for the possibility of your close friends
if even them.
All they will remember is the time they spent with you was not in vain
because you were mentioned on TV.
Welcome to an instant trip to heaven!
Welcome to fame!
Mixed Sympathy for a Killer - To Cho
No, this didn’t have to happen.
That is not solely your fault.
The poetic language you used shows the passion of a leader
but the way you chose to carry out your action
shows the cowardice produced by a society.
The quiet, shy person who did not feel he would be listened to
after going through the motions of the systems of societal norms,
a deaf people interacting around you,
a deaf school room,
a deaf counseling service,
and a deaf government.
People thought you were crazy for how you tried to express yourself before that fateful day
And you were not given the respect of a human trying
to figure out
how to be articulate,
but then driven to silence, to obscurity,
to violence
to get attention.
You were blind to outlets for your ambitions
by this deaf society.
The people around you
promoted blindness for all,
but your frustrations needed a visible outlet.
To these people, your message was unclear,
it was not seen.
I don’t know if anyone will ever understand, or wish to.
The self absorption rate is too high, they are more likely
willing to follow
media coverage of the victims and keep asking “why?” without
wanting the answer.
Your call for help could not be answered
by this society.
But hopefully there will be a people
someday
who will listen.
And not fear for their own
lives, but see the crisis of the
individual
in a society
of faceless, blind consumers,
the public at large.
Shunning the Gunman - To the media as social judge
Who gave you the right?
Is it really your own feeling avenging those who died,
Or is your message made to please those who sign your checks?
Are you allowed to talk about anything else?
Do you really believe the words that come out of your own mouth?
Do you feel empowered because of the money you make,
the influence you have on those who watch you,
or the fact you know who you know within the company that lets you speak to the public
that puts you on the air?
Because your image is mobile, you are omnipotent!
Because all know you by name, your words are all powerful!
Because no one can contest your authority directly, you are safe from ridicule,
your morals are intact, because they are not questioned.
May you be judged the same way you judge,
and may whatever supreme power controls this life
have mercy on your soul.
Blame Game – to all of us
Wow!
We’ve gotten really good at this kind of thing
called blame!
Considering all that’s been talked about in our nation’s
current History.
We like to pass judgment
and analyze the problem more than we like to look at
people.
We think that by giving victims a fair amount of coverage, that will assuage their grief.
Let them wallow in it in for the rest of their lives,
and use it as a crutch in times of desperation
rather than teaching them
how to work through the time in a balanced manner
shedding tears for their personal grief, and
taking action to help others, not alienate
them –
or the next time this process will come will be much
sooner than these victimized people realize,
and their triumphant cause of victim-hood
will only increase the numbers of participants to such a movement.
We have become the picture of a nation of reactionaries.
If we follow the media, if we adhere to their edicts,
we are no better than them.
And forthright, no better than the system that signs their checks of bondage.
Do we want to take the time to analyze the state of personal being,
or perpetuate the victim-hood of an “Us v Them” culture?
What was with Imus’ comments over the radio?
Debate over free speech?
Wrong.
What is
A place where terrorists are questioned for national security?
Wrong.
What is the real purpose of wiretapping, finding out what you checked out of the library,
heck - even fingerprinting people at the grocery store,
being asked for your social security number over the internet as if it were merely a password,
or being denied recognition, even if you have all these things
if you don’t have a picture ID to validate it.
What kind of a warped surveillance society are we living under?
What kind of covert conspiracies are within society that aren’t already within the government,
Or even perpetuated by the government within our society?
Who can we blame next....
How about looking in a mirror.
Grieve about it.
Then turn the blame
into change.