This'lll be my last post on Manson...for now, at least. And this one is in response to a comment someone left.
"Hmmm....you use his quote about Columbine...but is he really blaming us for their terrible actions? Like, he is saying we didn't listen, so they had to shoot a bunch of people at school in order to make the world know they should have listened. Isn't he assuming the [world] is at fault? This statement reeks of the "it's everyones fault but the people who actually committed the crime" philospohy...can you defend against this charge?"
I would agree that the world is partially to blame for Columbine. True, the shooters are 100% responsible for their actions that day. However, I believe that, as with any action, there are underlying causes. Now, I don't know a ton about the Columbine massacre, but I would assume the shooters were driven by hate, anger, and perhaps hopelessness. The way our high school social culture works probably had a lot to do with that. The way we as a society treat certain people sucks. So yeah, I would say that society did partially cause them to take such drastic action. This isn't just true in regards to Columbine; it's true when it comes to things like suicide, self-injury, and other destructive behaviors. I'll leave you with this:
No one sits with him, he doesn't fit in
But we feel like we do when we make fun of him
Cause you want to belong--do you go along?
Cause his pain is the price paid for you to belong.
It's not like you hate him or want him to die,
But maybe he goes home and thinks suicide
Or he comes back to school with a gun at his side
Any kindness from you might have saved his life.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
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You're totally spot on, I'm glad to see a post like this. I used to be way into Manson, I have all his cds, his autobiography, several shirts, yknow.. do you have a favorite album yet?
good call. i was thinking of that song and some like it when i read that comment.
ps, if you join bookmooch which is this booktrading site that i've gotten some mucho-cool things on, the word-verification widget shows you an author's name. :]
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