World events

God, I'm trying to follow the updates from the ongoing Anders Behring Breivik case, and it really sours the day. I should step back a bit and take it in in small, selected doses -- despite the massive media coverage. Seeing and hearing such evil spouted out does something to you.

Yes, they're talking about that all the time. They're not allowing broadcast of his warped ideology, but it's being updated in writing as the case goes on. It's a tricky case for the media -- at the one, you don't want him to have his platform, on the other hand you need to satisfy the need of the victim's families and the nation as a whole in terms of getting some explanations for his action, warped or not.

The guy is a narcissist and he enjoys all the attention. Awarding him with a public trial I think is a poor decision. I tend to avoid all news about this nut, precisely because he wants the attention. Not that I'll have any impact, but I just dislike all the attention he's getting, understandable as it may be,

I wish it would be as easy as just locking him up and throwing away the key, instead of this huge and prolonged spectacle.

Peter

I do think that broadcasters and authorities are trying to walk the fine line between what to and what not to show. But I do feel that the censorship of what we can and cannot see is a bit too far. The graphic horror of the effects of a shockwave and shrapnel on the human body should be limited to the general viewing population on the basis that the images are too shocking (but who decides what is too shocking?)

However, to censor "ABB"'s personal views does seem a bit extreme. What are the authorities afraid of? We should really be given the responsibility to hear his views and then decide on them. I am sure that the majority of people would be horrified at his ideaology.

It's not censored, though. You can read everything he says here, for example (in Norwegian):

http://nrk.no/227/

Which is why I don't really understand why they can't broadcast it while they're at it. In a way, words on a PC screen can have just as big an effect as seeing him utter the words, with his facial expressions.

We have been pretty good in Norway to focus on the tragedy and the victims, and ignore the terrorist himself. It's been solidarity and compassion for the victims, not rage, fear and aggression towards the monster. But of course, once you enter the trial stage, the shift in focus is somewhat inevitable.

Not their atrocities. Their words! Their "political statements"!
In other words: their "justifications"!

I want them to stand trial!
I want the trial to be public!
But I deny them the right to have a soap box.

Wow, that's surreal. How has he been elected?

The UN Suffers some blows recently. Annan and his peace plan for Syria, and the naivety of it all. It's all so very sad.

The architect of the crackdown in Syria has been killed (family of Assad, the president)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/ju … omb-attack

With the UN failing, Russia and China blocking everything, a creepy Free Syrian Army, ... It is so damn sadto see. Now Damascus is a fight zone.

Wishful thinking.

Horrible event, the mass killings and shooting at the BATMAN premiere in Denver. 14 killed and 50 wounded so far.

Very tragic, but one more example of why guns should be forbidden in the U.S. And it won't be the last.

One year since the atrocities in Norway today. Been many very moving arrangements in Oslo and Norway, and I've had a lump in my throat more than once. Right now a memorial concert downtown with thousands of people. Bruce Springsteen is rumoured to appear.

And Springsteen did indeed show up, along with Little Steven in front of 60.000 spectators on the town hall square, singing "We Shall Overcome". But the really powerful moment for me was the song "Barn av Regnbuen" by famous Norwegian songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen, an adaptation of the Peter Seeger song "My Rainbow Race" -- especially as the crowd sang along with roses raised high. And then it was capped off with the town hall bells playing the sublimely beautiful "Til Ungdommen" ("To the Youth") accompanied by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra on stage.

Kinda emotionally drained right now.

As i already said in shittybook, my 2c:

Why are you crying in shock holding flags and candles when at the same time you refuse to abandon your gun adoration as a nation so that every now and then, your retarded gun laws give the opportunity to wackjobs to buy a sh*load of ammunition and weapons LEGALLY just because they have a white criminal record, and kill dozens of innocent people ? Do something about it and stop acting shocked about something you already knew it was bound to happen, and yet did nothing about it.