Comments on: Silence is not the answer http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/ hmmm... what? Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: thereasoner.com » Thoughts: On Virginia... http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-167923 thereasoner.com » Thoughts: On Virginia... Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:37:34 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-167923 ...who died in that shooting recently. Valerie, as a response to the very site that advocated such a stand, posted “Silence is not the answer.” Later that day, I ran into an... …who died in that shooting recently. Valerie, as a response to the very site that advocated such a stand, posted “Silence is not the answer.” Later that day, I ran into an…

]]> By: Bes Z http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-166497 Bes Z Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:06:05 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-166497 Even though it sounds logical to Lorelle, I personally think this idea itself will not benefit the families at all. The blogger may have good intentions, but I think we need something else. I think such a trend can actually harm people more, as it will allow people to setup websites like the one above whenever people die or something tragic happens and to start trends simply because they can without focusing on whether or not such trends will actually do anything. “It’s the thought that counts” ; yes, that sentence sounds cute on a date, but in history thoughts that result in useful actions result in things happening. Thoughts alone do not do anything. Similarly, a day of silence is just another meme. I can’t see anything logical in it. The blogger many people are linking to now says we should use that day to stop and think. I agree with her: we should use that day to stop and think. However, we should also do everything else in our lives, and we should use everyday to stop and think, and to move on at the same time. Even though it sounds logical to Lorelle, I personally think this idea itself will not benefit the families at all. The blogger may have good intentions, but I think we need something else. I think such a trend can actually harm people more, as it will allow people to setup websites like the one above whenever people die or something tragic happens and to start trends simply because they can without focusing on whether or not such trends will actually do anything.

“It’s the thought that counts” ; yes, that sentence sounds cute on a date, but in history thoughts that result in useful actions result in things happening. Thoughts alone do not do anything. Similarly, a day of silence is just another meme. I can’t see anything logical in it. The blogger many people are linking to now says we should use that day to stop and think. I agree with her: we should use that day to stop and think. However, we should also do everything else in our lives, and we should use everyday to stop and think, and to move on at the same time.

]]> By: Val http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-166413 Val Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:40:33 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-166413 Well, the thing is... banning guns is not going to do anything at all. The bad guys will always have the guns, it will only be the good, law-abiding citizens that can't protect themselves. Guns in themselves are not bad, it's how they're used. There should be reform in some areas but I don't believe that a ban will do anything at all. As for the abortion argument that you brought up, Phil, I don't know that the two can be truly directly related but I think the argument would go back to a loss of respect for human life in general. People are losing more and more respect all the time... But, no, we should not be silent! Well, the thing is… banning guns is not going to do anything at all. The bad guys will always have the guns, it will only be the good, law-abiding citizens that can’t protect themselves. Guns in themselves are not bad, it’s how they’re used. There should be reform in some areas but I don’t believe that a ban will do anything at all.

As for the abortion argument that you brought up, Phil, I don’t know that the two can be truly directly related but I think the argument would go back to a loss of respect for human life in general. People are losing more and more respect all the time…

But, no, we should not be silent!

]]> By: Christopher A. Wheeler http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-166313 Christopher A. Wheeler Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:04:11 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-166313 Man, that doesn't even make sense. Sounds like you came up with a pretty good hypothesis though. Man, that doesn’t even make sense. Sounds like you came up with a pretty good hypothesis though.

]]> By: Phill http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-166244 Phill Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:33:54 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-166244 Silence isn't going to change anything. Certainly blog silence isn't. It never has and never will. The only way the US will stop people shooting each other is to ban guns. Simple really. I'm going to go off on one now. On TV, someone was interviewed about the shooting, and the person interviewed suggested that legalising abortion had caused people to think that shooting people was alright. I'm sorry, but where's the logic there? It's exactly the same with a day of silence. Get on the tables and shout about it; that's how news spreads, that's how change happens. Silence isn’t going to change anything. Certainly blog silence isn’t. It never has and never will. The only way the US will stop people shooting each other is to ban guns. Simple really.

I’m going to go off on one now. On TV, someone was interviewed about the shooting, and the person interviewed suggested that legalising abortion had caused people to think that shooting people was alright. I’m sorry, but where’s the logic there? It’s exactly the same with a day of silence. Get on the tables and shout about it; that’s how news spreads, that’s how change happens.

]]> By: Danielle http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/comment-page-1/#comment-166059 Danielle Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:46:23 +0000 http://spoken-for.org/archives/2007/04/17/1864/#comment-166059 I won't be silent April 30th either. I won’t be silent April 30th either.

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