Cynthetiq

rb, that is a very poignant part of the book and lead me to many other books and reports on the Genovese effect.

I'm not believing that there is an order to the universe, I'm taking the position that it exists from the range of humanity. Humans can do beautiful wondrous things, and heinous and deplorable things. My statement isn't about world thinking or even group thinking because if I was doing either, I'd be sitting exactly next to you and your mode of thinking.

I'm again stating that in order for me to process it in a different understanding. I have not choice but to look at it holistically from 70,000 feet before I get into the weeds. History sides with me that it has and will happen again, more than likely in my lifetime. The questions for me aren't the knee jerk reaction, "It's wrong!" but to see and understand the rationalizations as to the "Why did that person/government make that choice to do so such a thing?"

That is probably a better way of explaining it. Just decrying the end action doesn't prevent future actions.

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