[stylist] The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords

[LoriStay at aol.com]

Enough of this.   We all of us have our political opinions, and many of you 
know mine are not shared by all.   This list has to do with writing, not 
politics.   So enough!
Lori
In a message dated 1/15/11 7:28:41 PM, jbron at optonline.net writes:


> Bridget, Thanks for the kind words.  Some on this list were not 
> supportive
> of the fact that I didn't believe that blaming an entire political group 
> or
> any individuals for the actions of a madman belonged in our reaction to 
> the
> senseless deaths of some and grave injury to others.  I was shocked to
> realize that many of you whom I also consider close friends took the piece
> to be hostile to those who might not agree that blaming one school of
> political thought was the only way to go in reacting to this brutal act.
> The other day I called a friend who holds an MA in Psych to ask exactly 
> what
> was meant by schizophrenia.  I had a client with the disorder and my best
> way of explaining her problem was not very professional, but exact
> nonetheless.  She was nuts.  She was not hostel or aggressive in any way.  
> I
> used this client's disorder as a jumping off point to understand the 
> animal
> who did this despicable act to law abiding citizens on a lovely Saturday
> afternoon.  My piece wasn't political, but I hoped it would help others to
> step away from the blame game in the Arizona affair.  Obviously most of 
> you
> think that one political ad or political dialogue between two influential
> politicians was above board because it was obvious that my opinions don't
> jive with yours.  So lets talk fiction and descriptions of nice people at
> nice parties eating nice treats as authors.  Lets not get into anything 
> that
> might offend some bleeding hearts.  JB
> 
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