tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813226226435267302.post1745073107533702640..comments2023-07-16T06:16:57.824-07:00Comments on Foreigner in my own backyard: Taking Responsibilitycrimsonlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09586441423386494027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813226226435267302.post-77315133272644007512013-01-22T22:52:41.020-08:002013-01-22T22:52:41.020-08:00No, this kind of thing doesn't help those with...No, this kind of thing doesn't help those with which ever said mental disorder. And for as much as the media and people want to scream for equality and fairness, they can't really get what they want when they want to be unfair and not face reality and condemn a whole group of people when only a few apples are bad. It;s disgusting. <br /><br />@ Kat, you know I saw a movie slightly similar not too long ago. It didn't have the same theme per se but I was reminded of it in your 'they all try to escape blame'. It was called 'The Reader'. You really should check it out. crimsonlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586441423386494027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813226226435267302.post-55094379719704693362013-01-22T20:39:46.998-08:002013-01-22T20:39:46.998-08:00I typed you a nice long reply and GOOGLE ATE IT. G...I typed you a nice long reply and GOOGLE ATE IT. Grr.<br /><br />Anyway, in summary I was agreeing with you. This has been a problem since the beginning of history and it just grows worse and worse. Nowadays we can't risk hurting people's feelings even to admit that they're just plain evil and there's no excuse for their crap. If the authorities have to admit that someone is evil then they have to admit that they don't have all the answers and they might even be a little screwed up too. Can't have that.<br /><br />I also mentioned a German play that I can't remember the name of (if I ever knew it). It's basically about the trials of the Nazi officers after WWII. They all try to escape blame by pinning it on someone higher until the only person they can put on trial is God Himself. As punishment they make him walk the Earth as a poor man until He is executed.KatWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990692167736071971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813226226435267302.post-7208096822020933662013-01-22T19:21:26.870-08:002013-01-22T19:21:26.870-08:00Agreed *nods* This country (mainly the social medi...Agreed *nods* This country (mainly the social media) is very fond of the blame game and all that accomplishes is placing stigmas on groups of people who don't deserve it. And it's exactly as you said: throwing around labels doesn't help. :(ddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561186803031542520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813226226435267302.post-14487356113629707922013-01-22T17:30:34.416-08:002013-01-22T17:30:34.416-08:00I think the saddest (and most dangerous) part of l...I think the saddest (and most dangerous) part of labeling people like the Sandy Hook kid who shot all those people, with this or that mental disorder (I think it was Asperger's in this case), is that it sure doesn't do anything to help other people who have those disorders but don't go around shooting places and people up.<br /><br />I also wish our mainstream media would be more responsible in how they report incidents. The tendency is to cast a whole, "How did we fail this person so that this incident happened?" We who? Speak for yourself, I never pulled the trigger! American Society does seem to be this way more and more: Blame others for things you should be accountable for yourself, and blame yourself for things you have no business blaming yourself for. What a catch-22.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414080123441313048noreply@blogger.com