Roblog

As we approach the first full week since the Paris attacks, it is apparent that far too much has become all too familiar. There is the initial news of the attack, followed by conflicting information about deaths and injuries, then the ubiquitous and continual television coverage for the next 12-24 hours, and, simultaneously, the flooding of social media with messages of anger, shock, condemnation and, for the victims and for Paris, of solidarity and prayer.  It all has a numbing, regular rhythm because we have been here too many times before. « Read the rest of this entry »