Friday, July 20, 2012

Society's Worst and Finest

As we all are, I am shocked and horrified at the taking of innocent lives at the Aurora movie theater, during the night. Beyond the carnage afflicted on our neighbors, this should be a turning point for people everywhere to draw a line in the blood and demand no more! In the long run, not with heightened security or to have other movie patrons 'shoot back' as some politicos have positioned.

Our society needs to address these problems at the very root of our collective psyche, the way each child is raised by the global village. Different attitudes and beliefs.

I'll stop there and express my deepest sympathy to those affected by this tragedy.

I'll also go on to show the images that I had planned for today, because they are expressions of humanity at its finest, the anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.

Robert McCall — First Manned Lunar Landing

Paul Calle — Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, pre-astronaut as an X-15 test pilot

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4 comments:

  1. Artman2112July 20, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    well said Thomas. i'm sure comics will get attacked as usual. they gotta blame somebody or someting cuz lord knows no one is actually responsible for their own actions anymore. *sigh*

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  2. AnnieJuly 20, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    I felt sadness and horror this morning, and anger this evening. It's hard to know what to say about something so senseless.

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  3. Unca JeffyJuly 20, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Mental Health care and gun control are issues we need to jump on hard and fast. Your pics are perfect medicine for this kind of day When we see the worst of humnity, we need reminders of the best.

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  4. Sam GJuly 21, 2012 at 2:15 AM

    Very well said Mr.Buchanan. Thank you for posting the wonderful art as well.

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