tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post6932635868833152859..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: Official ReactionsAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-40275100436018627732013-02-20T16:53:48.196-05:002013-02-20T16:53:48.196-05:00This is great, I've sort of been thinking abou...This is great, I've sort of been thinking about it over the last few months without any answer. I think you got it.<br /><br />I had, however, reached similar conclusions about 9/11 back when I was in high school, if I recall correctly (I was in fourth grade when it happened).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049791290350177559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-43020261366358462312013-02-20T05:48:18.979-05:002013-02-20T05:48:18.979-05:00Thanks for writing this. Thanks for writing this. Ari Ne'emanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994339439474211203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-37570353610271149492013-02-19T23:29:23.053-05:002013-02-19T23:29:23.053-05:00Yes, people do act this and similar ways in other ...Yes, people do act this and similar ways in other countries. No, it doesn't make it right or ideal!<br /><br />Thank you for framing this feelings/action discussion, especially in the context of violent feelings/violent actions.<br /><br />Asking: "What can I do for those who have been violated/take care of myself/make it stop?"<br /><br />Thinking about "Lauren" now.<br /><br />And what was said: "Don't worry, she won't have to go to the assembly".<br /><br />(It was still her choice/agency, wasn't it, affected as it may have been by trauma and development?)<br /><br />Great point about the "vague communual responses of those far away". I have often thought about this in circles of influence or ripples.<br /><br />Dead/decay and how it affects the senses (smell, touch, sight and hearing as well as of course, taste).<br /><br />Well to keep reactions and opinions separate - it's a struggle!<br /><br />Good is based in action, yes. And ideas about achieving that good.<br /><br />Listening; respecting; paying attention; researching - all these are actions. And purpose and effort - these are drivers (not passengers!) of action.<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Looking over the paragraphs about performance and various reactions/coping strategies/mindsets: "The truth is this performance of discomfort and grief bothers me because I think it accomplishes the opposite of what’s necessary to make the world better." [... until ...] "the average experience is so important".<br /><br />(Those points of fairness and sensitivity! Touch/tenderness/pressure).Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-44567219001157839322013-02-19T14:53:45.898-05:002013-02-19T14:53:45.898-05:00I think you're right. I think these sorts of p...I think you're right. I think these sorts of public displays of horror or grief just make it easier not to do anything that would really help people. Like how telling everyone you're going to do something makes it less likely that you'll do it, because in your mind you've already "acted" by making the announcement.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.com