Wow, sounds like someone's bubble has burst.
Do you really think that we're saying something that hasn't already been thought of before? Every time an event like this happens there's armies of people that emerge demanding to get to the bottom of this problem. The media is ever willing to play this game. Over the next two weeks you're going to see the media parade every expert out there and ask them the question "why does this happen?" You might not think anybody is coming up with a productive answer, but the question is asked. And then a few weeks go by and everyone forgets about it.
The problem is that we are asking the wrong question. We continue to fall into this trap that if we somehow structure our society the right way all our problems will be solved, and we'll have finally achieved utopia. The ultimate pipe dream. Well I've got news for everyone. That's never going to happen. There is no rhyme or reason to evil. There's a million reasons why someone might be led to such acts. It doesn't matter! As soon as you come up with one reason, another event will come along to dash your theories to pieces. Evil will always exist, and it will continue to grow despite our best efforts.
So we have a choice. If we continue on our current path then we will continue the endless cycle of asking why and never getting a definitive answer. I propose that we simply accept the fact that it happens, and move on to actually formulating solutions. Because at the end of the day we are right about the important thing. We can prevent this.
Do you really think that we're saying something that hasn't already been thought of before? Every time an event like this happens there's armies of people that emerge demanding to get to the bottom of this problem. The media is ever willing to play this game. Over the next two weeks you're going to see the media parade every expert out there and ask them the question "why does this happen?" You might not think anybody is coming up with a productive answer, but the question is asked. And then a few weeks go by and everyone forgets about it.
The problem is that we are asking the wrong question. We continue to fall into this trap that if we somehow structure our society the right way all our problems will be solved, and we'll have finally achieved utopia. The ultimate pipe dream. Well I've got news for everyone. That's never going to happen. There is no rhyme or reason to evil. There's a million reasons why someone might be led to such acts. It doesn't matter! As soon as you come up with one reason, another event will come along to dash your theories to pieces. Evil will always exist, and it will continue to grow despite our best efforts.
So we have a choice. If we continue on our current path then we will continue the endless cycle of asking why and never getting a definitive answer. I propose that we simply accept the fact that it happens, and move on to actually formulating solutions. Because at the end of the day we are right about the important thing. We can prevent this.
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