The Shame of It All
Written by Nick Carraway
“I am working on the assumption that most of you are familiar with the story of my namesake. He reacted the same way that many are reacting now. What’s hilarious is watching all the ways that the rats are fleeing the ship. It is a fascinating study in psychology.
Following the harrowing experience with Jay, I ran back to Minnesota never to be heard from again. The movie tried to make me look like a drunk in an insane asylum. Things are rarely ever that melodramatic. I just retreated into an anonymous life like most others.
For all of the folks complaining about Twitter and censorship I’m seeing a different phenemonom. A number of “friends” from high school and other acquaintances are quitting Facebook. Things have just gotten too political they say. I know exactly what they are saying because I was that person too.
People have accused me of being a bystander when all that sordid business happened to Jay. Maybe if I had stood up things would have turned out differently.Shame is a powerful force. It can lead people to blame the victim. It can lead people to disconnect. It can lead them to run away. Running away from Facebook and other social media only delays what needs to be done. We need a reckoning and a lot of people need to explore their own role in this mess. Maybe they actively participated. Maybe they played along and didn’t step up. Maybe they just remained silent while the hate rose up around them. Either way, we really can’t run away anymore.”
Nick
Huh?
1More a commentary on those choosing to run away from the shame.
2In the run up to the Civil War there were discussions about whether and if a state CAN legally leave the union, and if so, how. I’m suspecting there may be renewed discussion of that, their latest Fort Sumter having failed. Could we slice off Mississippi and Alabama? They can’t have Texas, sorry.
3Brad in Dallas — sorry man, the deal’s already been cut. We get Ray Benson and Willie (he spends most of his time in Hawaii anyway) and you guys get to take Oklahoma with you, Don’t let the door hit you…
4Okay, Nick, don’t make assumptions about what we’re familiar with. I haven’t the faintest idea what you are talking about.
5Nick Carraway is a character from The Great Gatsby. Go to sparknotes dot com to find a synopsis of the story.
6I’m with @AK Lynne (#5).
I have absolutely no idea who this person is or what he is talking about.
Should I know this?
7@Hermite ((#6)
Yes, but…???
What does that have to do with this and who is this Nick and what is this gibberish?
8Nick be cool.
9He know stuff we don’t.
Ormond, I had an electronics teacher who really knew his stuff but couldn’t teach it worth a damn.
10I apologize for the cryptic post folks. I was attempting to use the character’s experience in the novel as a jumping off point. The gambit obviously failed. Lesson learned.
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