tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264148977155820969.post3197588279878291240..comments2024-01-28T15:51:01.643-05:00Comments on Spirit of a Progressive: The Biggest Sin of All Is the Sin of IndifferencePeter Feganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949239024795435039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264148977155820969.post-13204501146320021802015-06-21T13:16:18.353-04:002015-06-21T13:16:18.353-04:00Sir:
A very good essay indeed. You hit upon some...<br />Sir:<br /><br />A very good essay indeed. You hit upon some really good points that should make people pause and think. Unfortunately, that's probably the best anyone can hope for at this point in our history. This indifference of which you speak is nothing new for sure; perhaps at this point in our nation’s existence, though, we can justifiably call it endemic. How it got to this point is certainly up for debate - an obviously failed and dysfunctional political system, a corrupt and uncaring corporate culture that saps the humanity out of people as it strives to satisfy Wall Street ... who knows? But indifference? Heck, what better example than a little over 50 years ago when a popular sitting president was murdered in broad daylight and a supposedly free press decides, as an institution, not to thoroughly investigate it. Even to this very day, despite knowing - yes, KNOWING - a whole lot more about this horrible event, not a peep from our so-called free press ....NOTHING! Institutional indifference at its very worst. Why expect the citizenry to be any different? Twitter and Facebook await!<br /><br />Regarding your cogent points on sensible gun control, it's an extremely complicated issue with no easy or fast solutions. The Second Amendment does not grant an absolute right, but in its nebulous language it grants *some* rights for sure. That of course is the basis for all the problems regarding guns and regulations. And, let's face it, it's not going to change anytime soon. Look, even with the strongest, Constitutionally allowable regulations in place, how do you prevent a father from giving his idiot, racist son a firearm? How do you prevent a sociopathic degenerate from breaking into his mother's gun cabinet and then going on a killing spree at an elementary school after murdering her first? Effective gun regulations are certainly needed, but they're not going to stop these heinous and morally depraved events. As you so aptly quoted Shakespeare, the fault lies not in the stars, but within ourselves. And that's what makes it so really, really tough.<br /><br />Thank you for the opportunity to respondProf. Walter Jamesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264148977155820969.post-81425079604960210022015-06-21T00:29:51.523-04:002015-06-21T00:29:51.523-04:00Thanks, Pete. "...yet we keep electing the sa...Thanks, Pete. "...yet we keep electing the same idiots to represent us." So true. What's the definition of insanity? Bottom line, people keep voting for these asses, why?, because deep down they like the system the way it is, especially if they benefit from it. I tremble for this country, I really do. stevenoreply@blogger.com