tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post3607165280616668387..comments2024-03-28T06:24:25.829-06:00Comments on The Quivering Pen: Trailer Park Tuesday: Drift by Rachel MaddowDavid Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013514596973186440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-62978534957024284892012-03-30T13:35:05.326-06:002012-03-30T13:35:05.326-06:00Eric -- VERY interesting anecdote! But I reckon t...Eric -- VERY interesting anecdote! But I reckon the REAL anomaly in US society is not the individuals with a vested interest in its militarisation, but all of those taxpayers, voters, etc. (i.e., "ordinary Americans") who obviously are fully aware of the situation but who ACCEPT it as perfectly "normal"... THIS is the scary part!Geoffrey Dunbarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-46679126819102853172012-03-27T12:30:20.440-06:002012-03-27T12:30:20.440-06:00I saw an interesting segment in a documentary rece...I saw an interesting segment in a documentary recently about the people who operate drones -- how they go to work in the morning, get psychologically prepared, sit at their computers and bomb targets, go home to wife and kids, eat dinner, watch t.v., etc. Many of them, regardless, are suffering from PTSD. It was somewhat surreal. I know that's not what Maddow is talking about, but it all seems related. Putting this one on my TBR as well.Eric Simpsonhttp://ericjsimpson.comnoreply@blogger.com