Comments on: MySpace Rage: Girlfriend Stabs Child for Deleting Comment on MySpace Page http://jonathanturley.org/2008/06/27/myspace-rage-girlfriend-stabs-child-for-deleting-comment-on-myspace-page/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jill http://jonathanturley.org/2008/06/27/myspace-rage-girlfriend-stabs-child-for-deleting-comment-on-myspace-page/#comment-15449 Jill Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:05:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=2212#comment-15449 To make a massive understatement, there is a lot of rage in this society. I see this rage everywhere. It is often directed at the powerless such as children and detainees. I think there are many reasons to feel rage, but it often seems utterly misdirected and opaque to those who feel it. Rage is a real example of "the unexamined life is not worth living". Rage needs to be acknowledged and properly directed to stop the real source of the harm. Obviously a 12 year old girl is not a proper object of this woman's rage. I just witnessed a very kind woman working to prevent domestic violence in the muslim community get verbally attacked by a person who rationally should have supported her work. I would say it was bizarre, but I have seen this type of thing too many times. We need to understand, a. that we are angry (when we are angry) and 2. correctly attribute the source of that anger. Then we can join with others to really address a problem. To make a massive understatement, there is a lot of rage in this society. I see this rage everywhere. It is often directed at the powerless such as children and detainees. I think there are many reasons to feel rage, but it often seems utterly misdirected and opaque to those who feel it. Rage is a real example of “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Rage needs to be acknowledged and properly directed to stop the real source of the harm. Obviously a 12 year old girl is not a proper object of this woman’s rage.

I just witnessed a very kind woman working to prevent domestic violence in the muslim community get verbally attacked by a person who rationally should have supported her work. I would say it was bizarre, but I have seen this type of thing too many times.

We need to understand, a. that we are angry (when we are angry) and 2. correctly attribute the source of that anger. Then we can join with others to really address a problem.

]]> By: Susan http://jonathanturley.org/2008/06/27/myspace-rage-girlfriend-stabs-child-for-deleting-comment-on-myspace-page/#comment-15440 Susan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:19:33 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=2212#comment-15440 This myspace.com site seems to be a magnet for seriously disturbed individuals of all ages. One of the reasons I'm very glad my son isn't even aware of its existence. This myspace.com site seems to be a magnet for seriously disturbed individuals of all ages. One of the reasons I’m very glad my son isn’t even aware of its existence.

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