I don't think there *can* be an effective apology for this.

[azurelunatic]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wordweaverlynn/116262.html

The thing I find appalling is that I am sure that nearly each and every one of the people complicit in the torture of the poor man were convinced that they were doing the correct thing, for great justice, truth, and so forth.

I'm sorry that those people are calling themselves human, and I'm sorry that I don't know what to do to make it fucking stop.


... I'm glad that I'm raising a sane and honorable child who is learning respect for others. I suppose that's one of the only, and the best, things I can do.

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[karlita.livejournal.com]

completely shocking, yet somehow believable - all we can do is communicate, pray, and try to change things.

I think I'm going to be sick.

[grifyn.livejournal.com]

... I'm glad that I'm raising a sane and honorable child who is learning respect for others. I suppose that's one of the only, and the best, things I can do.

It is, I'm afraid. That is all anyone can do, is to make sure that their children have honor, integrity and a conscience. Sadly, I fear this doesn't happen all too often anymore.

I am ashamed of my country.

In other news... what a pretty picture of you.

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[azurelunatic]

I'm already drafting the speech on what separates good guys from bad guys, and how if someone who thinks they're a good guy starts doing bad guy stuff, it means they're really a bad guy.

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And thanks. I'm becoming slowly resigned to the idea that I'm probably the one with the broken eyes. I think that photo's pretty too, but I'm the one armed with having seen me at 5:34 am without good lighting, brushed hair, or lipstick.

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[grifyn.livejournal.com]

If there is some good lighting out there, I would like to find it. I think darkness is my friend. {grin}

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[azurelunatic]

I've learned the arts of chiaroscuro and mirrors. This is the original of that userpic, by the way. Notice the trimmed background, the artful cropping ... and, if you zoom a few pictures ahead, you'll notice the Rudolph nose that even makeup couldn't hide...

...and there was no post-production work on my makeup, though I could have easily tweaked it.

good guys/bad guys

[boojum.livejournal.com]

There's also no easy line between good guys and bad guys. I think it was on the Bujold list that someone's .sig was that it would be much easier to separate the good guys and the bad guys if it didn't involve cutting every human into pieces.

[snowelf.livejournal.com]

Holy shit...I have no words. It is a fucking nightmare.

[azurelunatic]

Yeah.