In World War II, only 15-20% of combat infantry were willing to fire their rifles. In Korea, about 50%. In Vietnam, the figure rose to over 90%.

Dave Grossman, On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (Boston: Little, Brown, 1995).

The "desensitizing" techniques used to train soldiers are now found in mass media; films, television, and video arcades. We are being influenced without being fully aware of what's going on!

Our best efforts as parents cannot protect children from violence. The media and capitalist culture as a whole provides us with a daily overwhelming diet of aggression. It is not a pretty picture.

Observations, insights, and scientific proof of the above from respected sources will be studied and talked about this coming Saturday, November 10th, at 10:00AM, in the Central Library, S.W. 10th and Yamhill.

You really should attend this meeting. Bring a friend.