Well... you (along with some moments of thinking about all this and what I had said) just made me realise that my first opinion (that was later altered by various things) was what I really felt. Those two kids are just the embodiement of what is felt by so many young people, the only difference is that they are the representation of what happens when things get too far, out of control. Congratulation to everybody who started writing here, the first step for helping the outcasts, the misfits is made...
It's good to finally geeks and (former in some case) high school outcasts being able to express the way we've always felt. It's even better to express it mainstream so that people might realize that the people they've been laughing at and hating for no good reasons are also human being and have much to share if allowed to. But I'm beggining think it might be questionable to use this tragedy and those two kids as a launching point for all this. Let's not forget how it all started, lets not forget that those two killed 15 others, lets not use them as martyr to boost our cause. By doing this we're no better than the ones we're accusing of rejecting us. I already see the flames coming but as I posted this message to share my point of view I'm ready and eager to read what you think of my point of view and maybe you can even help me set my ming and figure out what is the better way to feel/act about this.
Oh my god! I don't know (and don't really care) about we sent those e-mail. One thing is sure : they're trying to cut the freedom of speech and of opinion that is granted to every single human being born on this planet. This is ridiculous but I must agree with some of you : this is probably only an empty threat. I mean freedom of speech, be it in the form of parody or "serious" news has always been defended by the supreme court and I don't see why this should change on the web. Why should parody be forbidden on web sites but allowed on TV and in magazine?!?
I don't think the author demonstrate any particular animosity against organized religion. His point seems rather to be that in our era our generation has the right and the power to choose to follow any of the organized religions or to follow his own kind of religion. The whole book seems to be (I must admit that I havn't read it... yet...) about freedom of speech/thoughts and about being able to determine by ourself if what is good/bad rather. Being free to explore spirituality the way we want.
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Well... you (along with some moments of thinking about all this and what I had said) just made me realise that my first opinion (that was later altered by various things) was what I really felt. Those two kids are just the embodiement of what is felt by so many young people, the only difference is that they are the representation of what happens when things get too far, out of control. Congratulation to everybody who started writing here, the first step for helping the outcasts, the misfits is made...
It's good to finally geeks and (former in some case) high school outcasts being able to express the way we've always felt. It's even better to express it mainstream so that people might realize that the people they've been laughing at and hating for no good reasons are also human being and have much to share if allowed to. But I'm beggining think it might be questionable to use this tragedy and those two kids as a launching point for all this. Let's not forget how it all started, lets not forget that those two killed 15 others, lets not use them as martyr to boost our cause. By doing this we're no better than the ones we're accusing of rejecting us. I already see the flames coming but as I posted this message to share my point of view I'm ready and eager to read what you think of my point of view and maybe you can even help me set my ming and figure out what is the better way to feel/act about this.
Oh my god! I don't know (and don't really care) about we sent those e-mail. One thing is sure : they're trying to cut the freedom of speech and of opinion that is granted to every single human being born on this planet. This is ridiculous but I must agree with some of you : this is probably only an empty threat. I mean freedom of speech, be it in the form of parody or "serious" news has always been defended by the supreme court and I don't see why this should change on the web. Why should parody be forbidden on web sites but allowed on TV and in magazine?!?
I don't think the author demonstrate any particular animosity against organized religion. His point seems rather to be that in our era our generation has the right and the power to choose to follow any of the organized religions or to follow his own kind of religion. The whole book seems to be (I must admit that I havn't read it... yet...) about freedom of speech/thoughts and about being able to determine by ourself if what is good/bad rather. Being free to explore spirituality the way we want.