On Mortality I
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone home?
......
I have become comfortably numb
Okay
Just a little pinprick
There'll be no more (aahhhh)
But you may feel a little sick
Unlike many who find Aaron Bushnell’s protest to be a sign of mental illness or just a mystery, I think that it was probably a sane heroic act of compassion. It fits into a broad category of acts which are morally praiseworthy though not obligatory.
I have now seen many commentaries on his act. Here’s another one: https://integrate.substack.com/p/anti-war-martyr-aaron-bushnell-vs. See also Scott Ritter - A Reflection on Duty and Conscience: Aaron Bushnell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUjRDEm2bw.
A few years ago I came across “terror management theory,” which I want to explore further. You might be interested in it too. Here’s a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory.
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone home?
......
I have become comfortably numb
Okay
Just a little pinprick
There'll be no more (aahhhh)
But you may feel a little sick
Unlike many who find Aaron Bushnell’s protest to be a sign of mental illness or just a mystery, I think that it was probably a sane heroic act of compassion. It fits into a broad category of acts which are morally praiseworthy though not obligatory.
I have now seen many commentaries on his act. Here’s another one: https://integrate.substack.com/p/anti-war-martyr-aaron-bushnell-vs. See also Scott Ritter - A Reflection on Duty and Conscience: Aaron Bushnell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUjRDEm2bw.
A few years ago I came across “terror management theory,” which I want to explore further. You might be interested in it too. Here’s a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory.