Venuss, I understand how frustrated you are -- and in some ways I agree, at least with your motivating factor as I understand it.

I don't advocate willful ignorance nor head-in-the-sand unreality -- however, there are personal limits for some of us. I overload easily and drastically when people are shouting at each other, (Aspie) particularly if the language used is nasty and, yes, violent. Turning away from exposure to things that are clinically triggering isn't avoidance of responsibility -- it's necessary health measure for some individuals.

But willful ignorance isn't the answer, of course. I read the news; when my more-strongly Asperger's sister Laenie was still alive we would discuss things that worried or confused us on a regular basis -- my son is another Aspie who is easily freaked out (from zero to Warp-10 in seconds flat, and it takes hours to reel him back to earth); so calm and factual are necessary components of imparting ANY information to him that requires formulating informed basis for action.

Raised by Pacifists from one of the traditional "Peace Churches" -- Peace was/is Activism for me; since I cannot banish violence from the world or even from people's hearts, we try to make a personal work the alleviation of its impact on people's lives.

Sorry so long. I cannot change the world -- but I can change my own personal world, by how I live my life and what I invite into it.

::sermon sermon sermon:: sorry

Love an peace and all that hippie-residue (but I mean it)

K, I'll show myself out

Chyia, wishing and working for peace in my own life, and hoping for it in all of yours as well