“Assassins”, the musical

Tonight my wife, Pat, and I went to see the musical play Assassins at the Repertory Theater. The play was good but if I had been feeling okay, which my lingering illness prevents, I would have felt depressed. The musical was about the various assassinations or attempted assassinations of presidents of the USA. The play was humorous with good music and lyrics but was depressing since it made the murder or attempted murder of Presidents from Lincoln through Regan seem so normal.

Violence and murder has become so normal in our society that the homicide rate in our country and the death and destruction we promote in other countries, like Killer Drones in Pakistan seem normal. A video sent to me today about using Killer Drones to conduct a targeted killings in Pakistan clearly demonstrates how we are turning the people of Pakistan against us and reinforces the USA as a nation built around violence.

The Milwaukee police chief is now under fire and there are calls for his resignation. The main issue is how the police force deals with young African-American males. When violence or racism is so built into a society, like I believe it is, it takes major and overt actions to make it visible.

The assassins of Presidents are just a small part of the issue of violence in our country. Our acceptance of the homicide rate, of wars, drones and ‘killer lists’ deepens the acceptance of violence and murder as a ‘normal’ way to live. The Assassins, sadly, reflects our society now

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