Re: Colorado Remarks

["Macall Gordon" <gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I am a little surprised at the strength of the remarks defending our
American freedoms. (Perhaps it's just the limitations of email...) Are
we as a country beyond critique? We wrap ourselves up in the flag, and
the inquiry goes no further. The press and entertainment industry wrap
up in freedom of speech and do not inquire into how they may contribute
to the violence and fear in society. Proponents of gun ownership wrap up
in the right to bear arms and the discussion about gun violence never
progresses.. Having freedom carries with it a responsibility to
continually inquire into the use of that freedom and whether it is
continuing to serve society and in what way it may be harming it.

There is no harm in asking if we could be doing something differently or
looking at what toxic force has been created unknowingly. If we cannot
admit when we might be making better choices, we will have problems that
persist in spite of our efforts to solve them.

Respectfully,
Macall Gordon