There is not an easy way to say this but here goes ....

Originally posted by oeilpere
The blame shifting can be seen/read throughout this BBS. Even in this thread. The national media is rampant with it, probably because we as consumers have started to demand more entertainment in our news despite the recent tragedy. I don't know.

Some of it is subtle and maybe therefore more insidious in it's nature by being so .... but please understand ... it is there. It is not a figment of my imagination. This act was committed by a select group against a select but less defined group. They are to blame. No one else. - Unless this nation wishes to force us to look at ourselves ...... because maybe we were too prideful or naive or trusting or all of these things together ... and just could not believe that anyone would do such a thing to us.

OP,
I did not intend to imply that it is not a figment of you imagination, but just that it was not the generally impression created on this board. I think that your emphasis was on how wrong it was, even if subtle. I can accept that.
Washington perpetuates the 'blame game' as much or more than the media (chicken or egg?). Who will lose their head, will it be the FBI chief or CIA chief, FBI or CIA, FBI or CIA?
I agree with you. We allowed this complacency. We allowed our intelligence forces to be hamstrung. I am sure we all have had projects were we needed 10 employees, but where alloted 2 and told to complete it a month early. Recipe for failure.

I liked your "test of the generations" theory. This nation has not had a test of faith in many many years.

A test of rightousness in it's united actions in a long, long time. I for one have questioned in the past, the intestinal fortitude of the Me Generation and the Generation X'ers. We will see if they can stand with grit. Maintain a personal and spiritual identity when a man with a machete and a grenade holds his country in jeporady. This is a new day. It will never be the same for any of us. I hope we have grit.

I am one of the older ones on this board. It has been interesting to watch the questioning and maturation of some on this board. Growth opportunites do not come easy or often when your decisions are 'which MP3 should I download' , 'what kind of beer do I want for the game tonight', or dare I say, 'who's gonna play center' . It absolutely is an issue of personal and spiritual identity. I hope that we all take this opportunity to grow.

 

OP,

Chaos and complexity theory now?

I also agree, wholeheartedly.