Comments on: Blog Silence? What a Waste. http://www.johnon.com/290/blog-silence.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Chris Bose http://www.johnon.com/290/blog-silence.html#comment-16060 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:38:21 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/290/blog-silence.html#comment-16060 John, My take is that the "one day silence" is an example of the prudish aspect of some parts of American society. Gun control and the prison system you mentioned are seen as a "cartoon" in the minds of many. Its not real to them. However, they think they can identify with the 32 strangers in some "real" way and so suggest the silence as if they were personally connected. It reminds me of the scene in Apocalypse Now, when the soldiers shoot up the boat they thought contained VietCong, kill almost everyone and then look to try and save the life of the young woman who survives. So the Martin Sheen character shoots her. The first shooting was a cartoon to the soldiers, the second was "real". Chris John,

My take is that the “one day silence” is an example of the prudish aspect of some parts of American society. Gun control and the prison system you mentioned are seen as a “cartoon” in the minds of many. Its not real to them. However, they think they can identify with the 32 strangers in some “real” way and so suggest the silence as if they were personally connected.

It reminds me of the scene in Apocalypse Now, when the soldiers shoot up the boat they thought contained VietCong, kill almost everyone and then look to try and save the life of the young woman who survives. So the Martin Sheen character shoots her. The first shooting was a cartoon to the soldiers, the second was “real”.

Chris

]]> by: Tyler http://www.johnon.com/290/blog-silence.html#comment-15455 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:55:19 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/290/blog-silence.html#comment-15455 John, I can see your point as well as Lorelle's point on the issue. I think that it depends on one's own feelings toward the issue whether they feel that more good can come of a passionate blog post or by them simply staying silent. Thank you for the polar opinion. We are not all cut from the same cloth. Have a great day, Tyler John,
I can see your point as well as Lorelle’s point on the issue.
I think that it depends on one’s own feelings toward the issue whether they feel that more good can come of a passionate blog post or by them simply staying silent.
Thank you for the polar opinion. We are not all cut from the same cloth.
Have a great day,
Tyler

]]>