What do you think about the bombings in Madrid?

[cata5]

I am surprised this hasn't been discussed yet. What are the updates for today?

[3tbear]

I didn't even know about the bombing 'til I saw the story on the news today. How awful huh? It's not even safe to travel to Madrid on vacation. We had actually considered going there, I guess we won't be in the new future. Did they say if it was terrorist related? I heard 200 people were killed, that commuter trains were bombed. One man's daughter who usually takes one of those trains overslept and when she got to the train station, the first thing she saw was a person without a head. What a terrible tragedy!

[freesurfer]

I listened to it all morning. What next??!!!

[mayor]

I think the world is a dangerous place and if I say any more we'll have to move this thread to Religion and Politics. ;-)

Mayor

[telos2000]

It's going there anyway. Just wait for the lefties to find it.

[YorkieLover]

I do not understand how someone could kill even one person, let alone 200 innocent people. There is such hate and violence in some people's hearts. I just don't understand.

[freesurfer]

Originally Posted by telos2000

It's going there anyway. Just wait for the lefties to find it.

LOL!!! Yep!!


I watched something (like I ever remember the names of shows...) anyhow...last night it was about a border between US and Mexico and how they tried to come into the US and they shot this couples son....and the mother is an advocate to get better patrol borders now....but her comment was ....shouldn't we more so worry how to control what is happeneing in our own country rather than running abroad?? I tend to agree. We have so much happening here....

[cata5]

I guess I am surprised that there isn't more discussion on this. Is this country far enough away that we can't relate to the bombings there? Without even getting into political issues, I thought there would be more sympathy expressed for the people of Spain.

[bradedit]

This lefty thinks its horrible, isn't it amazing that people actually think violence solves anything!

[Rockabillie]

Originally Posted by cata5

I guess I am surprised that there isn't more discussion on this. Is this country far enough away that we can't relate to the bombings there? Without even getting into political issues, I thought there would be more sympathy expressed for the people of Spain.

I don't think that there's no sympathy. I remember how sympathetic Spain was after 9/11, so I'm sure most American's feel the same way towards them in a time of crisis.

I can't speak for others, but it just felt a little trite saying "I think it's horrible," as if anyone felt otherwise.

I prefer to grieve in private. I have a friend in Spain and I've been in touch with him, but otherwise, I don't know what to discuss besides the obvious: killing is bad and this world needs more peace and less killing.

I don't know why a death should be any more or less tragic if a 'leftie' is involved. Now that makes me sad, that some people reduce everything to hating another side. Well, that is how we get to killing for control.

[mayor]

It is terrible, but one of the sad facts of terrorism is many people get desensitized to it. I remember watching a movie called "Brazil" (which is actually one of my favorites and I'll be reviewing on my blog shortly). Terrorism is common and when it happens, many people just carry on with their activities even when people are laying bleeding and dying around them. It's a sad statement but one that rings quite true.

People are looking for someone to "fix it", but they are often willing to do anything to make it happen. It is out of this kind of desperation that world leaders like Hitler rise to the top.

And I think I'll go ahead and move this thread to R & P now. :-)

Mayor

[Pipanella]

Originally Posted by Rockabillie

I don't know why a death should be any more or less tragic if a 'leftie' is involved.

Is that truly what you believe telos was saying?? Wow.

[telos2000]

Originally Posted by Pipanella

Is that truly what you believe telos was saying?? Wow.

Thank you for knowing the difference Pip. What I said came true, politics entered the tragedy from the left side of the stage. Now let's exit stage right.