Its time for the BLAME GAME!

So, this kid wrote an essay about his 'Perfect Day'. How novice, you think. Wrong. His perfect day includes killing Oprah and George W. as well as harming Wal-mart and Coca-cola conglomerates and a Walgreens pharmacy (presumably so that the former hurt individuals cannot get their live saving prescription drugs filled).

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/02/02/secret_service_investigates_violent_essay_by_seventh_grader/

Interestingly enough I am very eager to find out how mediacised (if this is not a word it is now) this becomes. Especially considering it would be all too easy to point fingers and who doesnt want another propaganda campaign against those anti government god hating left wingers?

If you're going to blame someone, blame the kids' parents for not explaining things correctly, or at all. Sure you can get all kinds of crazy ideas from the [insert random scapegoat here] but its what you do with that information that makes a difference.

This reminds me vaguely of a film I saw in my propaganda persuasion class in college, called "Bombs will make the rainbow break" http://www.medianet.libraries.psu.edu/htbin/wwform/175?TEXT=R6988537-6991946-/CA/WWI770.HTM



It's basically about how children's mental capabilities are easily susceptable to manipulation and propaganda and the most frightening portion of this film was during an interview with a child who couldnt be more than 6 or so, talking about how he wanted to end his life because he didnt want to live in a world (after the bombs dropped) without his family.

This just gives head to the previous story, no coincidence here that movies about Wal-Mart and George W. are propagandistic as well are circulating through mainstream media. (lesser or two evils people) If you hand your baby a diaper and say hey, you know what you did now change yourself what do you think the end result will be? You can't just pretend that people will 'get it' especially considering the average American's educational reading capabilities are at an 8th grade level.

Scapegoat scapegoat scapegoat all you want, but if you want change rather than blame you need to interact and communicate. How can we co-exist with so many media options and still have a lack of communication and understanding- is there not a help button or a cute little paper clip attached to life?