SpurHunter
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<div>Local and nation events shape so much of who we are, certainly the events of yesterday bring back memories of 9-11 for many. I feel ashamed that I'm not more disturbed, outraged and horrified by this event, possibly I have become immune to the evil thatexistsin some humans.</div><div></div><div>I read this quote and it stuck a cord with me, maybe you have seen it already, but if not, its a good short read. </div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">From Patton Oswalt... known for roles such as Spencer in the popular sitcom The King of Queens.</span></p>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">I remember, when 9/11 happened. My reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."</span>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of our species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority of us stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."</span>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">From Patton Oswalt... known for roles such as Spencer in the popular sitcom The King of Queens.</span></p>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">I remember, when 9/11 happened. My reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."</span>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px">But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of our species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority of us stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."</span>
