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Old 11-05-2006, 12:19 PM
Downthestretch55 Downthestretch55 is offline
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Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid
100% in agreement.The unfortunate thing is that society is that way now.I remember years ago they came out with this video "Faces of Death' which i'm glad to say i never viewed.It showed the killing of a monkey by bashing it's head which i was told,and other gruesome things i'm sure.Video stores couldn't keep it on there shelves to the point that the company that produced it came out with more of them.When the video on Al-Jazzeera came out with the first beheading i was told that people waited for hours to dowload it and view it.We have become so insensitive as a society
Mark,
Your last sentence says it all.
Just hold hope that those of us that remain "sensitive" are not viewed as "outside" of that society, but continue to bring awareness of the outrageousness of that "mentality", whether it be a beautiful race horse, or a "collaterally" (innocently killed child in Iraq, or a starving one in Darfur.
Blood thirst and "rubber necking" at car crashes on the side of the highway brings curiosity at the horror that others endure. Thank goodness it wasn't me mentality. It sells.
As a "society", the Romans remain our model. Applaud the gore of the gladiators as they murder each other running around the ring spewing blood.
Sad that we've come to that. Very sad.
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