Cynicism
A friend sent me this...
BTW, let me tell you how the next couple days of news is going to go
- martification and heroification of all victims, each and every one an above average person
- some tenuous link between the shooter and heavy metal
- minor debate about gun laws
- more shots of young girls hugging each other
- hunt and persecution of The Scapegoat
- hindsight wrapped in Obvious Truth That Is Self-Evident clothing
- the hunt for more Local Connections by each and every news outlet
- Dr. Phil and Oprah hop on the bandwagon with tinkly piano music
- other universities and colleges spending gajillions on something that has a very low probability
- that money being wasted/squandered/pilfered, and the ensuing B-list scandal
- zillions of animated gifs created and posted to honour those killed as missed, never forgotten, loved, by those who barely knew them
- some unrelated B-list news event is pushed to the fore because by this time, really, everyone's tired of hearing about it and needs time "to heal"
to which I'd add
- crass speculators scoop up domain names like vatech-carnage.com and try to sell them on eBay with pitches like "GREAT name for MEMORIAL SITE development!!!"
BTW, let me tell you how the next couple days of news is going to go
- martification and heroification of all victims, each and every one an above average person
- some tenuous link between the shooter and heavy metal
- minor debate about gun laws
- more shots of young girls hugging each other
- hunt and persecution of The Scapegoat
- hindsight wrapped in Obvious Truth That Is Self-Evident clothing
- the hunt for more Local Connections by each and every news outlet
- Dr. Phil and Oprah hop on the bandwagon with tinkly piano music
- other universities and colleges spending gajillions on something that has a very low probability
- that money being wasted/squandered/pilfered, and the ensuing B-list scandal
- zillions of animated gifs created and posted to honour those killed as missed, never forgotten, loved, by those who barely knew them
- some unrelated B-list news event is pushed to the fore because by this time, really, everyone's tired of hearing about it and needs time "to heal"
to which I'd add
- crass speculators scoop up domain names like vatech-carnage.com and try to sell them on eBay with pitches like "GREAT name for MEMORIAL SITE development!!!"