The Tucson Tragedy
January 10th 2011 22:16
There’s not much to add to the discussion of the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Giffords. A great deal has been written about the vitriol and invective that has been around for a while, and I’m inclined to accept that as true. We need to tone things down. A lot.
But the New York Times has a report that radio talk show hosts in Tucson are denying any contribution to the mood that might have sent an unstable person over the edge. In the same way, the on-line comments on the subject at the Washington Post web site have accusations and counter accusations. At a time when we should be looking at ourselves and asking “what did I do to contribute to this?’ we’ve looked, and found ourselves innocent of all offense. It’s the other guy.
We’re off to a bad start. Could we please try again?
But the New York Times has a report that radio talk show hosts in Tucson are denying any contribution to the mood that might have sent an unstable person over the edge. In the same way, the on-line comments on the subject at the Washington Post web site have accusations and counter accusations. At a time when we should be looking at ourselves and asking “what did I do to contribute to this?’ we’ve looked, and found ourselves innocent of all offense. It’s the other guy.
We’re off to a bad start. Could we please try again?
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