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[jianantonic]

The thing I hate second-most about violence is that Americans only seem to get mad when it happens to white people.

Violence of all kinds takes lives every day. Paris is shocking because it was a mass attack, but violence kills just as many people in separate instances, every single goddamn day.

This isn't grief policing. You're allowed to be shocked and upset about what happened in Paris, but in a week or two when it's not in the news anymore, please continue to give a shit.

Tangential rant, since I'm already on this point: why are the holidays the season of whatever-they're-supposed-to-be? Do you love your family more because it's December? Or is it just because all that pumpkin spice shit is in season?

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[hikerpoet.livejournal.com]

I agree there is bias that way. And so many people don't bother to read page 3 of the newspaper for that world news. They only know if they read page 1, or the equivalent thereof.

If anything, I love my family most in the summer when we have our bonding time traveling! But I suppose there may be something to the traditions/timing. If you're in an area where you're more apt to be snowed in more often soon, might as well start with some merrymaking!

[acousticel.livejournal.com]

This.

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

I think what is interesting too is that you take a look at how different people respond to violence. The blacks in Charleston were very forgiving, very peaceful. I wonder if whites would be the same if a black person shot up and attacked THEM in the same manner.

I don't like the holidays. When I was a kid it was cool because I loved to decorate and everything and we had a lot of get togethers, but the older I got, I think I got jaded LOL...it's too commercialized, we lose the true meaning of holiday spirit, and I don't feel any different about them. We don't make a big deal about it anyways. It's why I'm not going to have Walter here for Thanksgiving because the plane fares were too expensive and I don't give a shit about turkey dinners.