dagblog - Comments for "Gabby Giffords Spoke and Some of Us Listened"

Nook e?

Resistance — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:55:21 +0000

In reply to Unlike you, I am no longer

Nook e?

Unlike you, I am no longer

and also too flowerchild — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:20:18 +0000

Unlike you, I am no longer astonished by the "seeming lack of empathy" in the world and haven't been for quite some time. This does not mean that I don't have empathy. I do. It just means that I have learned I have no control over other people's compassion, or lack thereof, for humanity.

What does astonish me is the number of folks who feel free to use Gabby as an example of a "ruined" life in order to flesh out their argument against guns.

I don't know Gabby, but I reckon she'd be just thrilled to learn that you have declared her different life a now less than successful one. Talk about lack of empathy.

I tend to believe she's better pleased by the message of Ramona's piece than by being used as an example of a life gone to shit through no fault of her own.

My few good days have come to a close and I'm going back into hibernation like all the Nooke do. If you want to pick any more nits with me, demunchaned, you'll have to wait until Spring.

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Resistance — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:59:03 +0000

In reply to Agree. And when Ronnie was

Agree. And when Ronnie was

NCD — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:27:39 +0000

In reply to "Her life is different

Agree. And when Ronnie was shot he was surrounded by armed, trained Secret Service agents. So much for good guys with guns flawlessly protecting one from a bad guy with a gun.

I continue to be astonished

Ramona — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:54:16 +0000

In reply to "Her life is different

I continue to be astonished by the seeming lack of empathy in Bloggo world for the violence/abuse/poverty etc., experienced by our fellow human beings.

I doubt you'll find that here. Flowerchild was simply saying Gabby Gifford's life is not "ruined", in the sense that that's all there is and all there ever will be. Gabby is trying like hell to make her life as meaningful as it once was, but obviously it's "different" now.

"Her life is different

demunchained — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:27:00 +0000

In reply to Her life is not ruined. Her

"Her life is different now".

Well, yeah. The point is this change from the life she had, to being crippled for life and unable to work in her previous capacity, was NOT her choice. I'm not clear as to what the upside is here.

I continue to be astonished by the seeming lack of empathy in Bloggo world for the violence/abuse/poverty etc., experienced by our fellow human beings.

Yes, Ms. Giffords is still able to go down the same path as Sarah and Jim Brady-- advocate strongly for stricter gun regulations. However, the fact is the result of the Brady's effort was not successful-- the obvious evidence being our nation's gun violence/death statistics which continue to pile up.