Comments on: Rest in Peace http://mattschiavenza.com/2009/11/12/rest-in-peace/ From the Dragon to the Apple- A Sinophile Goes to New York Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tex http://mattschiavenza.com/2009/11/12/rest-in-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-84791 Tex Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:22:51 +0000 http://mattschiavenza.com/?p=699#comment-84791 I met neither of those guys who recently died, but my heart goes out to those in Kunming who did, not to mention their families. (I hope this doesn't distract too much from the bigger issue but I wanted to comment) Ben I understand your POV come from on the car issue, and agree with many of your points previous spoken points (and especially with drunk driving is absolutely abhorrent). However surely something like dysentery (maybe not because of aqueducts) or some other crazy disease caused a lot more deaths in Rome than Vikings, but few would say that that specific disease or symptom caused the downfall of the Roman empire more than raids from the Vikings and sacking of Rome. Attacks on the country=instability=fear=implosion. (Matt if this is the wrong place for discussion of this sort please feel free to delete this-but maybe let me know after the fact) I met neither of those guys who recently died, but my heart goes out to those in Kunming who did, not to mention their families.

(I hope this doesn’t distract too much from the bigger issue but I wanted to comment)
Ben I understand your POV come from on the car issue, and agree with many of your points previous spoken points (and especially with drunk driving is absolutely abhorrent). However surely something like dysentery (maybe not because of aqueducts) or some other crazy disease caused a lot more deaths in Rome than Vikings, but few would say that that specific disease or symptom caused the downfall of the Roman empire more than raids from the Vikings and sacking of Rome. Attacks on the country=instability=fear=implosion.

(Matt if this is the wrong place for discussion of this sort please feel free to delete this-but maybe let me know after the fact)

]]> By: Roger Williams http://mattschiavenza.com/2009/11/12/rest-in-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-84730 Roger Williams Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:18:15 +0000 http://mattschiavenza.com/?p=699#comment-84730 Hey bud, sounds like it's been a tough week. Your post is a well written remebrance of both of your friends. It sounds like their time was spent well here and that they left very solid memories with those that they met. Hang in there. Roger Hey bud,

sounds like it’s been a tough week. Your post is a well written remebrance of both of your friends. It sounds like their time was spent well here and that they left very solid memories with those that they met.

Hang in there.

Roger

]]> By: Ben Ross http://mattschiavenza.com/2009/11/12/rest-in-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-84595 Ben Ross Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:25:22 +0000 http://mattschiavenza.com/?p=699#comment-84595 Hope this isn't the wrong place for this, but every time I hear something like this, it frustrates me that our country is so worried about protecting its citizens from Muslim terrorists, that we rarely stop to think about a far more pressing danger...automobile accidents. Every year 40,000 Americans are killed by auto accidents. That's the equivalent of thirteen 9/11's. Half are caused by alcohol. Hope this isn’t the wrong place for this, but every time I hear something like this, it frustrates me that our country is so worried about protecting its citizens from Muslim terrorists, that we rarely stop to think about a far more pressing danger…automobile accidents. Every year 40,000 Americans are killed by auto accidents. That’s the equivalent of thirteen 9/11′s. Half are caused by alcohol.

]]> By: Lisa Schiavenza http://mattschiavenza.com/2009/11/12/rest-in-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-84479 Lisa Schiavenza Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:03:42 +0000 http://mattschiavenza.com/?p=699#comment-84479 Beautiful and heartfelt, Matt. I'm so very sad for the loss of these young men and for their families who are grieving too. Their lives were far too short. Beautiful and heartfelt, Matt. I’m so very sad for the loss of these young men and for their families who are grieving too. Their lives were far too short.

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