MaggieD
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Re: Active gunmen in US navy Yard
We've come a long way from "going postal" days. Today, everyone's first thought, most especially on a military base, is that it's some whacko shooter making a whacko "statement" to the world.
I can't imagine why anyone would criticize this particular jump to conclusion. We jump to what we think are logical conclusions all the time when a story is breaking.
A fine example of the success the right wing media has had in forming prejudices in American minds. It may well be Islamic radicals but the mere fact that it was your first thought is just one more instance of irrational hatred.
Anyone remember when their first thought upon hearing of such an instance would have concerned a worker "going postal"?
We've come a long way from "going postal" days. Today, everyone's first thought, most especially on a military base, is that it's some whacko shooter making a whacko "statement" to the world.
I can't imagine why anyone would criticize this particular jump to conclusion. We jump to what we think are logical conclusions all the time when a story is breaking.