Thursday, July 21, 2005
London
It's very sad to hear that there have been new explosions in London. The maniacs of the world are such bullies and bullies really should be ignored until they can behave, but obviously a state (municipality, country, etc.) can't ignore people trying to kill its citizens. I had a thought the other day about what motivates bullies. There's a part that's anger because there's something they want that they can't seem to get. The clichéd playground sandwich stealer was obnoxious partly because he famously wasn't getting what he wanted at home. The thuggish friend who demands that you do what he wants regardless of what you want is partly motivated by feeling that no one attends to him enough. So many of the suicide bombers have been educated and taken advantage of greater freedom and opulence in the West than they had at home. It's a puzzle and a misery. Understanding will be useful and even interesting but first the random personal scare tactics must stop or be stopped.
Labels: huh?, places, reflections
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