Re: columbine
jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 12:29:31 -0400 (EDT)
> >For the past two days, this subject has been on practically every one of my
> friends'
> >minds. We talk about it in class, over lunch, after school. It is all too
> much of a
> >reality for we 16-17 year olds.
>
> that's ridiculous. i know i'm going to sound like an idiot saying this, but
> YEAH OK colorado is sad but jesus christ if we just start letting it consume
> our lives and just walk around going "wow that's really sad" it's just as
> bad as going around telling clinton jokes. do you think sympathy makes the
> world a better place? your wasting your time by upsetting yourself about
> what? what are you gonna do? prevent it? not let it happen again? it's
> like elizabeth dole saying the way she's going to stop the drug problem is
> to rally america into a large anti-drug campaign...people have always wanted
> drugs the same way people have always been violent...no, not everyone or
> people in general but bad things are going to happen and you have to accept
> that and stop moping around feeling sorry for everything.
I love to see the people on this list embracing Seymore's outlook on life.
I gives me hope that people certainly can learn and grow through
literature.
-j