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I know this is two weeks in a row where I’m not talking about horror movies, toys or video games. I promise this kind of thing won’t become the norm. I had originally planned to write about some new music that I was listening to, but that will probably happen in another week or two.
Instead, I want to write about my thoughts on what happened in Paris. More specifically, how the event was mourned, and what we might be able to take away from it.
The events that happened on Friday, November 13th in Paris really shook me up. Maybe because I know people from Paris. Maybe because Sarah spent a summer living there. Hell, maybe because I’m a fan of Eagles of Death Metal and if I happened to be on vacation in Paris that night there would be a very real possibility I would have been at the show.
Whatever the reason, I’ll admit that this particular act of violence hit me harder than the nearly daily reports of violence out of countries like Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, violence that has killed thousands and displaced millions. It hit me harder than the reports coming from the still ongoing Russian military activity within Ukraine, that has had ceasefire violations as recently as a few weeks ago and a death toll of over 8000. It hit me harder than the violence plaguing Mexico during their drug war that recently found a man hanging from a bridge in Mexico City, the capital once thought to be somewhat of a haven from the conflict that has killed over 100,000 people.
Why did it hit me harder than those other violent atrocities? ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
