Slouching Towards Oblivion

Showing posts with label culture of war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture of war. Show all posts

Monday, February 05, 2024

Today's Tweext


They're beginning to reap what they've sown.

Fight over everything with everybody all the time.

"The whole world is fucked up 'cept for me and you, and I've got my doubts about you."

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Chris Hedges

I'm not completely down with all of his conclusions, but the guy speaks to some very uncomfortable points, which generally makes me think I should at least stop to consider what he's trying to say.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Today's Carnage

Just a sampling:
 
3 Shot And Killed In Mich... 

(hat tip = HuffPo)

The Toll

via HuffPo:
In 2011, guns were used to murder 8,583 people living in the U.S., according to the most recent FBI data available. Among those murdered by guns, there were 565 young people under the age of 18, and 119 children ages 12 or younger -- the latter number nearly equivalent to six Newtown mass shootings. And these figures include only homicides.
8,583 gun-murdered Americans in a year = 9/11 every 3 months.

119 gun-murdered kids under the age of 12 = Sandy Hook every 2 months.