tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post6789287089364784864..comments2023-10-03T06:01:22.776-04:00Comments on The aftermath of rainbows and unicorns: VengeanceSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342453970164354596noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-75741259023788029252011-05-05T17:15:08.742-04:002011-05-05T17:15:08.742-04:00I agree, obviously I can't imagine how you fee...I agree, obviously I can't imagine how you feel about it, but I can't celebrate his death. I come from a country which has been attacked enough times by enough people to realise that he is just one of many, even if he had a high profile. <br /><br />I can't celebrate his death, it doesn't seem to gain anything at this point, but I can hope that it'll stop more people from following him and that's the important thing. Hope you're doing ok with it all.Purplefroglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102247290607262175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-12163737630227838322011-05-04T11:46:28.368-04:002011-05-04T11:46:28.368-04:00Sam, I initially wanted to leave a comment on veng...Sam, I initially wanted to leave a comment on vengeance Vs justice on your other post, but changed my mind. I'm so glad I did, because you said it all so beautifully, a lot better than I would have.<br /><br />I've often thought about the book idea (I think most of your readers did, because you are truly talented), and part of me wants you to be unbelievably successful and universally praised. But I also think a lot of the charm of this blog is that even though you give us some details, you value your privacy and that of your sisters'. And I would hate it if random people ever felt they had the right to review and question your writing and intentions, or even your life, if this became a book. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic/selfish, but I think such a thing should come later. Could be wrong about it, of course.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-40857653052786818652011-05-04T02:14:27.636-04:002011-05-04T02:14:27.636-04:00Poignant and wise beyond your years. Than you for ...Poignant and wise beyond your years. Than you for sharing.<br /><br />em.em.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02271570336317820751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-32708086381034667172011-05-03T23:12:32.498-04:002011-05-03T23:12:32.498-04:00Beautifully written and incredibly insightful and ...Beautifully written and incredibly insightful and introspective post, Sam. Keep writing.<br /><br />Your descriptions of your Nana's gravy and your Mom's skin are so real.<br /><br />I'm sorry they got your family, and I'm relieved that he can kill no more, but like you I do not rejoice in his death.<br /><br />Thinking of you,<br />YTYankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-72857080071610125842011-05-03T20:49:34.468-04:002011-05-03T20:49:34.468-04:00I can't be sorry he's dead; I just wish he...I can't be sorry he's dead; I just wish he had never been born. For one man, gifted with intelligence and power, to misuse his gifts with so much evil intent makes me sad. I can't go out in the streets and celebrate like we just won a football game. This is so much larger.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-62874837664348333482011-05-03T12:08:07.713-04:002011-05-03T12:08:07.713-04:00Sam,
I have been reading your blog for 2 years, ...Sam, <br /><br />I have been reading your blog for 2 years, but this is the first time I'm posting. I wanted to say that your entry today is beautiful, wise, and moving. <br /><br />Also, I have been wondering this for a while: have you ever thought of trying to write and publish a book about your life with your sisters since 2001? I am a college professor and an avid reader/writer and I think you're incredibly gifted. One of your blog readers might even have contacts/ideas about publishers... Just a thought. <br /><br />All the best, <br />E.M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-26215361702019522522011-05-03T11:57:21.129-04:002011-05-03T11:57:21.129-04:00I agree with you Sam, it's a really good post....I agree with you Sam, it's a really good post.Lil'Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676881545075048676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-37793038779973884972011-05-03T10:15:36.676-04:002011-05-03T10:15:36.676-04:00Okay, sorry to hijack your comments with stuff abo...Okay, sorry to hijack your comments with stuff about that quote. It is actually partly an MLK quote. Full quote from "Strength to Love": "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate... cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition....The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation."Ninahttp://sweetdisarray.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-47874161929761568092011-05-03T10:08:34.285-04:002011-05-03T10:08:34.285-04:00I posted that quote on my facebook page and somebo...I posted that quote on my facebook page and somebody pointed out that's not actually MLK. Weird that someone came up with it and then decided to attribute it to MLK and then it soread across the internets. (http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/out-of-osamas-death-a-fake-quotation-is-born/238220/)<br /><br />For me, I just felt relief. Relief that he won't try to incite murder ever again. Relief that he is gone. But celebration...not really. I agree with that quote - even if he's horrible and evil, he's still human, with everything that comes with. But I think I get the symbolic value of his death for Americans too and why some people feel like celebrating. It's catharsis.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing Sam.Ninahttp://sweetdisarray.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-54097701126823347432011-05-03T10:08:17.970-04:002011-05-03T10:08:17.970-04:00The world may be better with one psycho gone, but ...The world may be better with one psycho gone, but there may just be numerous psycho followers ready to take over where he left off. I hope the world becomes a better place, I really do, but I just can't find it in me to celebrate anyone's death. Vengeance is a hollow victory... it doesn't make anything right from the past, as you well know.Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194686635071552460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-53517773896413369662011-05-03T07:54:08.803-04:002011-05-03T07:54:08.803-04:00I think rejoicing in his death is a cathartic mome...I think rejoicing in his death is a cathartic moment for Americans. It binds us closer and serves a purpose. Some people are pure evil and do not deserve to live, in my opinion. It reinforces the belief in Karma and in some "order" in the universe.<br />gmgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-83534406255029925772011-05-03T01:37:57.922-04:002011-05-03T01:37:57.922-04:00I love the quote that Tam left on your page, and I...I love the quote that Tam left on your page, and I love what you said here. I feel the same way, even though I haven't experienced what you have. <br />What have Americans gained by acting like pompous assholes in the past? <br />...exactly...~C~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418516434087833685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-17814093530445788242011-05-03T01:17:02.531-04:002011-05-03T01:17:02.531-04:00”I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious li...”I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”<br />-Martin Luther King Jr<br /><br /><br />I agree with your post ~ all the celebrating just seems wrong to me. Take care. TTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722162064540559201noreply@blogger.com