Comments on: Close Neighbors http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/ Italy, India, the Internet, and the world Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dan Maslowski http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-7528 Dan Maslowski Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:23:58 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-7528 You said: In many parts of the US, being murdered by one's neighbors would be no particular surprise. I am pretty sure that being murdered by anyone in any country would be a surprise. I think that the reputation of the US is a manifestation of many of the things that we think are wrong with our culture: It is glib, lacking in substance or detail, one dimensional or artificial. The simple point, and I think your discussion proves it, is that atrocities happen everywhere. The US has it's share of violence. Then again, right around the corner from Italy was a state that was involved in "ethnic cleansing" (murder by neighbors). All countries and nationalities suffer from human failings. Thought provoking as always. You said:

In many parts of the US, being murdered by one’s neighbors would be no particular surprise.

I am pretty sure that being murdered by anyone in any country would be a surprise. I think that the reputation of the US is a manifestation of many of the things that we think are wrong with our culture: It is glib, lacking in substance or detail, one dimensional or artificial. The simple point, and I think your discussion proves it, is that atrocities happen everywhere. The US has it’s share of violence. Then again, right around the corner from Italy was a state that was involved in “ethnic cleansing” (murder by neighbors). All countries and nationalities suffer from human failings.

Thought provoking as always.

]]> By: Alice Twain http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-6803 Alice Twain Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:58:06 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-6803 They went to MacDoo showing they are stupid, beside evil. FI they went to a pizzeria, ate a fast as possible, got a receipt they could have claimed they arrived early and ate leisurely. But at fast food places you pay first, ate later. Thus the scontrino showed the hour they arrived, not when the left. In any case, they had the cell phones on and connected to the apartment's cell while committing the murder. They went to MacDoo showing they are stupid, beside evil. FI they went to a pizzeria, ate a fast as possible, got a receipt they could have claimed they arrived early and ate leisurely. But at fast food places you pay first, ate later. Thus the scontrino showed the hour they arrived, not when the left. In any case, they had the cell phones on and connected to the apartment’s cell while committing the murder.

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 Judith in Umbria Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:28:33 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-6789 And ate a pizza there, according to TG1. That's just wrong. Headline: "Murderers Found to Eat Pizza at MacDonald's" And ate a pizza there, according to TG1. That’s just wrong. Headline: “Murderers Found to Eat Pizza at MacDonald’s”

]]> By: webmaster http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-6767 webmaster Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:28:32 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-6767 Worse than pizza - they went to McDonald's! Worse than pizza - they went to McDonald’s!

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-6760 Judith in Umbria Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-6760 Strangely, Dierdre, if I open comments in an IE tab I can comment. Judith Strangely, Dierdre, if I open comments in an IE tab I can comment.
Judith

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-6759 Judith in Umbria Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:42:56 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/15/close-neighbors/#comment-6759 Nothing like, to be sure. What amused me, if that's the word for anything in this terrible affair, is that people were quietly disturbed and mournful I thought, until it came out that the murderers went to get a pizza so they would have a receipt showing they were not at home that evening. And they ate it. Then there seemed to be some really heartfelt disgust, "Who could do that and go eat a pizza!" Today, as you know, it was revealed that they had planned this for some time. Nobody snapped. They were just evil people. Nothing like, to be sure.
What amused me, if that’s the word for anything in this terrible affair, is that people were quietly disturbed and mournful I thought, until it came out that the murderers went to get a pizza so they would have a receipt showing they were not at home that evening. And they ate it. Then there seemed to be some really heartfelt disgust, “Who could do that and go eat a pizza!”
Today, as you know, it was revealed that they had planned this for some time. Nobody snapped. They were just evil people.

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