A number of people have asked me for my thoughts on the events at the Aurora, CO movie theater. They figured, given my lot in life, that I’d have something say… and some rightly guessed that my silence was intentional.
But since it keeps coming up.
What are my thoughts on the shooting?
I don’t have any…. well, rather, I’m trying to not say much because, IMHO, it feeds the beast.
Everyone is going to use this as political ammunition to fuel “I’m right, you’re wrong”. You can already see it. There are those calling for more gun control, then there are those “on our side” that are using this as a way to advocate for more carry and more armed citizens. While I don’t necessarily disagree with that, it’s demonstration that everyone is using this as a way to promote their agenda and twist this to their end.
It’s not a political event.
It’s a tragedy. Or as one friend of mine put it: it’s not a tragedy, it’s an atrocity.
But… the “news media” (and I use that term loosely) is fueling the problem and quenching the masses thirst for drama. Of course, everyone has brought up Columbine… and well, isn’t this precisely what Klebold and Harris wanted? They are more famous than they could ever have imagined. And the more we feed this beast by the constant coverage, by the blood dancing, by the politicizing, by all the drama… the bigger and uglier the beast will become.
Stuff From Hsoi 
Fun question: how does a man receiving unemployment benefits acquire $20,000 worth of military-grade armor and weapons, in a span of 60 days? That’s just what was on his person / in his car (i.e. not counting the bombs, etc in his apartment).
Further down the rabbit hole: is it just a coincidence the United Nations is voting on / editing its Small Arms Treaty in the next short while?
Thank you for demonstrating my point about agenda pushing…. both the people you figure are part of this conspiracy, and your desire to promote your conspiracy theory.
*sigh*
I figure we need to get more information; too many people are speculating without proper data. After studying the shooter and the events to reconstruct exactly what happened and (if possible)why, then people can start talking.
Just my opinion.
I agree… but this is how we like to operate. Knee-jerk reactionism is the way this country operates these days. Especially if it brings ratings, and/or allows me to reinforce my ideals as right, and yours as wrong. *sigh*
To an extent, it’s expected. We’re human. We do not like informational voids, and we always seek to fill those voids. But that we aren’t willing to be patient in filling that void, that we aren’t willing to ensure we’re filling the void with Fact and Truth… well, that’s just disappointing.