tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post5250625697133429785..comments2024-02-09T06:08:18.431-05:00Comments on Blam's Blog: He Was Not The JokerBlamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-71847084614491550902012-07-26T23:12:28.446-04:002012-07-26T23:12:28.446-04:00I hope you've been getting lots of hits on thi...I hope you've been getting lots of hits on this, because I've been forwarding it around. Well, that's more "and" than "because"; I hope you've getting lots of hits on this because it deserves to be seen, and I've been doing my part by forwarding it around. Yeah.El Quéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853255978667966997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-90082804900612090822012-07-25T13:52:22.573-04:002012-07-25T13:52:22.573-04:00I'm just so out of my head on this thing. Most...I'm just so out of my head on this thing. Most of the time talking about it with people out loud turns political or trivial, like Teebore said, when of course it's ultimately about lives senselessly lost — yet also, I think somewhat importantly, about (not really) trivial and (not really) political things like how/if pop culture prompts violence and what to do about gun proliferation. You raised some great points here, like the lines that you excerpted on your Twitter feed, but instead of re-reading to quote them back I have to get to work.<br /><br />Nice job, though!Arbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366836660775218956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-89283637004811278252012-07-25T13:07:10.558-04:002012-07-25T13:07:10.558-04:00Well said.
My sentiments echo your own, though I&...Well said.<br /><br />My sentiments echo your own, though I've found it difficult to coherently express myself regarding this tragedy, in part because the mixture of rage/sorrow/frustration and grief stems the flow of words, and in part because I fear whatever I say will end up trivializing or politicizing the tragedy and it's aftermath, something I don't want to do as the act of both on the part of the media adds to my frustration.<br /><br />So thank you for saying so eloquently what I've been struggling to say myself.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-59001867028646928482012-07-25T13:06:49.721-04:002012-07-25T13:06:49.721-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-78108485097728797282012-07-23T01:35:03.316-04:002012-07-23T01:35:03.316-04:00That was so thoughtful and insightful, Blam. I wis...That was so thoughtful and insightful, Blam. I wish I wuz as good with the words as you so I could reply in kind. Gold star for you too!El Quéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853255978667966997noreply@blogger.com