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A Meditation on Newtown, Connecticut
I was nosing about CBS News this morning, checking out coverage about the Newtown incident and other stories when I came upon the following. Something to keep in mind: this 60 Minutes story was produced in March of 2000.
I'm beginning to wonder how many times we're going to have refer to the following quote before people are going to truly listen:
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
-- George Santayana
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Comment by Earther on December 19, 2012 at 9:53pm -
I've been thinking....Will psychological knowledge only be afforded to the elite :( I hope not. We need the CIA of rational behavior.
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Comment by Earther on December 18, 2012 at 12:32am
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thanks for the video. Psychological knowledge will be key to progress in prevention of massacres.
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Comment by Randall Smith on December 17, 2012 at 8:06am -
While I didn't watch the whole episode, I got the drift. I don't know how to prevent such tragedies.
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