We are closing in on the end of the year, one filled with violence and vitriol. This saddens and frightens me. Saddens because there is so much strife in the world when there could be so much collaboration.
Frightens because the strife is becoming more and more rampant. As I write, I am hearing news of a new attack in San Bernardino, CA, where fourteen people were killed and another seventeen wounded.
I guess this happened within the last few hours while I was busy elsewhere. I’m not in the same room as the television, but I can tell by the strident tone of the reporters’ voices that emotions are high and information is low. Yet media seem intent on being “first at the scene” even when time is needed to determine the full extent of the problem.
This situation is a microcosm of a lot that I don’t like. I don’t like instant coverage of things that are evolving. I don’t like panicky tones in reporters’ voice. I don’t like innuendo and opinion when facts are scarce.
And, ultimately, I don’t like violence of any kind. For any reason. By anyone.
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