Archive for April 1st, 2009
The Thinker: A Flourishing State Lives on Compassion
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By Jennie S. Bev
In modern societies, compassion is scarce. Almost every day we read news about deadly brawls, mass shootings, hazing, social unrest, murders, robberies — even servants killed in their employers’ homes for petty reasons.
Two weeks ago, a high school in southern Germany was the scene of a shooting that killed at least 10 people. In Alabama, a gunman killed nine people, including members of his own family, before eventually killing himself. Read the rest of this entry »
