Re: columbine
Jeremy Green (jergreen@adelphia.net)
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:28:03 -0400
i propose that poverty is not the problem. the economy is doing relatively
well, therefore people have time to worry about how others perceive them and
therefore will kill people who mock them in school. if more people had to
worry about making ends meat, this would not be a problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim O'Connor <oconnort@nyu.edu>
To: <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: columbine
> On Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 06:23:00PM +0200, Julia Haldemann wrote:
>
> > It's strange how
> > we seem to l,live in differents world...I don't know maybe somebody
feels like
> > expaining me...
>
> Julia, I'm afraid we *do* live in different worlds, and I fear that
> there is no easy explanation for the madness that has a firm grip
> on this country, sometimes.
>
> Whether it's the violence or the poverty, a rational answer eludes me.
>
> --tim o'connor