4/18/2005: Rwandan gun burn

[xoxoxoBruce]

They're at it again. Nairobi this time.

[BigV]

Reminded me of this...but with less fire.

[FloridaDragon]

In the wrong hands, those guitars are every bit as dangerous as the AKs.... burn em!!!

[Billy]

Gun for protecting peace or killing? The more advanced weapon, the worse chaos.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

They're at it again. Nairobi this time.

Oh, the humanity ...

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Billy

Gun for protecting peace or killing? The more advanced weapon, the worse chaos.

Not really Billy. People are always going to find ways to kill each other.

The problem with africa is that the ruling people are so oppressive, so harmful to their people that they are in a constant state of war, relocation and suppression.

In Zimbabwe their dictator nationalized (tribalized?) all of the farms and ran off, killed or imprisoned all of the white owners. The only problem is that now there is no one left who knows how to run the farms and his country's starvation is drastically worse than usual.

In Swaziland for example:

"Mswati, 37, has drawn criticism for spending money on luxury cars while many of his 1.1 million subjects struggle by on food aid, ravaged by the world's highest rate of HIV/AIDS which affects around two in every five adults.

Mswati early in June said he was not sub-Saharan Africa's only absolute monarch, contending that although political parties were banned in Swaziland, he only made decisions after consulting with the people."

So no, it's not the guns, or the knives, or even the sticks, it's the people. Same as everywhere else.

[mrnoodle]

Yet, set a pile of people on fire, and everyone gets all up in arms.


They were having a sale on puns today.

[Ubergeek]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

....So no, it's not the guns, or the knives, or even the sticks, it's the people. Same as everywhere else.

Agreed... totally.

I did a peacekeeping tour... no matter what we took away from the combatants, they found a way to make their own or just plain old threw rocks at each other.

I nearly got sick at a recent news article about some British politicians trying to ban "pointed" knives as you don't really need a point for cutting foot but for stabbing... a throw back to when a knife was not just used in the kitchen but was also usually carried on one's belt as a weapon as well as a tool.

All that is true but it was in response to an increase in knife attacks what with the Brits pretty much having effectively banned all easily carried firearms.

Doesn't anybody get it that you have to change the peoples attitudes first before you lower violence?

This "Life in a Playpen" movement really has me sick ... "take away all the tools that can hurt us, and we can't hurt each other anymore" ... yah right ... like our distant ancestors didn't hit each other over the head with rocks.

Guns, knives, sticks and rocks are not the problem ... WE are.

And until we acknowledge that fact, we really aren't going to get much of anywhere socially.

[wolf]

Don't worry, Ubergeek, there will always be sharp edges on furniture.

It's a little harder to maneuver someone's head onto it just right, but with a little patience, you can get there.

[Sean]That's, the Chicago way.[/Connery]

[Elspode]

It looks suspiciously like there might be some nice guitars in that sculpture.

What moron would do that?

[BigV]

Hey Els,

It's real, I've seen it and played it even. It's reeeeaaalllly cool. It's at EMP.

It's called Roots and Branches. An excerpt:

Roots and Branches

The Roots and Branches sculpture is a great starting point for visitors to begin their journey through EMP’s galleries and exhibits, offering a dynamic, interactive, and historical journey into the origins and evolution of American popular music. From the ancient Scottish melodies that eventually gave birth to folk music, to the “sweet home” Chicago blues, to the irreverence of punk rock, visitors receive an audio/visual tour of American musical roots and influences. Computer touch-screens equipped with earphones guide visitors through various musical permutations as live music, provided by the sculpture itself, plays in the background. Numerous customized robotic guitars attached to the sculpture play music on cue. Each customized guitar plays only one string at a time, so six guitars work together to create the sound of one chord — an effective mechanical metaphor for the way that musical styles and traditions have influenced one another throughout time.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Wasn't that an IotD once?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Guess Sri Lanka doesn't like air pollution from bon fires.

[Troubleshooter]

'tards...

Next!

[wolf]

Fair daffadills, we weep to see
You haste away so soon:


- Robert Herrick