Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/08

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Subject: [Leica] Desensitization
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:16:40 -0600
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In what epoch did male children not play "war?"
When were soldiers and warriors not revered, honored; and/or feared?
When did young men not yearn to join; express their power and valor;
or get coerced; or inducted?
Grim's fairy tales are violent stories.
Could go on and on...
"...if I should die before I wake
I pray the lord my soul to take."
...scared the shit out of me for a long time.

a note off the iPad, George

On Dec 8, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> My comment on sensitivity or not toward violence may not have been relevant
> to the train photo.  It was just the first thing I thought of, a
> photographer and onlookers just watching and not attempting to help this
> guy, as if it might be more reality TV.  I think the issue we have now, 
> that
> distinguishes the past, is the continual immersion at early ages, such as
> first-person shooter games.
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