Further confirmation, were any needed...

that the world is completely nuts. At the weekend, a suicide bomber managed to snuff out over 130 lives, plus his own. over in Iraq; here in Britain, some random 16 year old is gunned down, murdered, in front of 300 witnesses at an ice skating rink in London and; a 15 year old is stabbed to death by a 17 year old and it's all so farking common that we are inured to it! There seems to be a certain growing beastliness to the human psyche that used to lurk below the surface, but now feels the need to show itself at every given opportunity. I'm f*kking sick of it....
Are the two UK incidents all about 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T'? Our leaders like to pass this around like so much verbal currency, without understanding the full scope of that word. That word come down to the beholder's perspective. If you're a complete idiot, it means that you perceive that someone has slighted you, therefore they will pay for the error of their ways with their life. Emptying the contents of a gun in someone or plunging a knife into someone's body, does not garner respect, but it is excellent at getting attention and spreading fear. We tend to attempt to remove the things we fear, with extreme prejudice. So think on...
I can remember a time when respect was what you gave to those who have earned it, through teaching, guidance or inspiration (among other things), but never through the appliance fear or terror (a subset of fear).
Like I said... I'm sick of it.
I've vented now.

Lloyd

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