Who Can Discuss War - And Picking The Next Book
Who Can Discuss War - And Picking The Next Book
April 25, 2012
Last week the HuffPost Book Club met with a group of Seattle-Tacoma area veterans, and Karl Marlantes.
Sincere thanks to thank everyone who attended, kept the conversation going and had their voice heard. Though we're close to finishing our posts on this book, we'd love for you to continue to discuss these issues with us and our community.
Over on the Book Club news page, Stars and Stripes writer Terri Barnes gave us her heartfelt opinion on the intersection of religion and war:
American popular culture thrives on shock value. We have come to accept and even expect to be offended by talk radio, rock stars, comedians and YouTube videos.
Yet when it counts the most, in real life we demand at all costs not to be offended. When it comes to faith, politics or war, we've learned we must water down our own truth. Better yet keep our deepest convictions to ourselves, if those convictions carry the slightest potential to offend. Meanwhile, the definition of what is offensive on these subjects gets broader by the news cycle.
So, what passes for entertainment sears our national conscience while the depth of our national discourse is limited by those with the thinnest skin. This imbalance is intrinsically unhealthy. It has been particularly damaging in the past decade, while our military, a small segment of the population wages wars the rest of the country would prefer to condemn or forget. Just change the channel to "Celebrity Apprentice."
We've got a few more writers coming up, and a handful of conversations left and then we'll be picking our next Book Club pick.
We want to hear from you: What do you suggest we read next?
We'll be using community suggestions to pick the next book, so email us at hpbookclub@huffingtonpost.com and tell us what you'd like to read. Next week we'll suggest books based on your responses.
Thanks for reading, as always -
Annemarie
Community Editor, HuffPost
Sincere thanks to thank everyone who attended, kept the conversation going and had their voice heard. Though we're close to finishing our posts on this book, we'd love for you to continue to discuss these issues with us and our community.
Over on the Book Club news page, Stars and Stripes writer Terri Barnes gave us her heartfelt opinion on the intersection of religion and war:
American popular culture thrives on shock value. We have come to accept and even expect to be offended by talk radio, rock stars, comedians and YouTube videos.
Yet when it counts the most, in real life we demand at all costs not to be offended. When it comes to faith, politics or war, we've learned we must water down our own truth. Better yet keep our deepest convictions to ourselves, if those convictions carry the slightest potential to offend. Meanwhile, the definition of what is offensive on these subjects gets broader by the news cycle.
So, what passes for entertainment sears our national conscience while the depth of our national discourse is limited by those with the thinnest skin. This imbalance is intrinsically unhealthy. It has been particularly damaging in the past decade, while our military, a small segment of the population wages wars the rest of the country would prefer to condemn or forget. Just change the channel to "Celebrity Apprentice."
We've got a few more writers coming up, and a handful of conversations left and then we'll be picking our next Book Club pick.
We want to hear from you: What do you suggest we read next?
We'll be using community suggestions to pick the next book, so email us at hpbookclub@huffingtonpost.com and tell us what you'd like to read. Next week we'll suggest books based on your responses.
Thanks for reading, as always -
Annemarie
Community Editor, HuffPost
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