frou frou - let go

Today is the 2 year anniversary of the happenings in Beslan. I rarely voice an opinion about "current" affairs. I feel like my knowledge of the circumstances is lacking, no matter how much I read I can't filter out the fact that there is an incredible amount of bias in reporting and that geo-political situations are so complex that no analysis is comprehensive enough. So, I take the easier way out by reading enough to be informed, but not enough to start feeling confident about the subject.

I think its really sad and despicable that innocent lives get squandered in someone's crusade to gain some arcane cache. At the risk of sounding juvenile, asinine, moronic, you name it, I wish there was a way for people to voice their concerns and have them addressed in a "verbal" manner. With the Internet gaining increasing dominance in our lives, I hope that the next form of terrorism is cyber terrorism - with the worst form being the major news websites being hacked into and littered with propaganda. Bullshit news I could deal with, but atleast then I don't have to think about some random parent in Russia who is hanging on to the doll that his five year old used to play with- who went to school and never came back.
I remember the few weeks that I had off, when I was in middle school, when the Bombay riots were tearing the city apart. My friends and I basically had the time of our lives wasting our time doing stupid stuff - I remember the only incident that happened in my town was a Muslim barber's shop being vandalized. Sometimes it amazes me how exhiliarating oblivion can be!

I know my thoughts are moronic. What can I say? I loved My Little Pony as a child and played with Barbie. My thoughts seem to have stagnated - my concept of peace, happiness and calm are pretty basic. Next thing you know, I might even suggest handing an ice-cream to every terrorist and monitoring their endorphin / serotonin levels and seeing if there are any benefits to this lactose based therapy. Moron signing out.