Surfing in typical internet style - Instapundit recommends Six the Movie, watch the trailer, click on a link to the Violent Kids Information Site and click on a link to telling kids about terrorism. Having just written the previous post, I come across this paragraph and am struck by its commentary on the subject of my post:

"When America is faced with tragedy, we will do anything to alleviate our fear, not the least of which is constructing irrational thoughts about ourselves and the external world. In years past people knew that tragic events like the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, but we tended (with some exceptions like the internment of Japanese Americans) to use rational thought to bring about a solution, not mass hysteria. But the climate has changed. In the new Oprah and Rosie O'Donell culture, our first instinct is to make ourselves feel better rather than to find a solution that works. "

The article is a good one and worth reading. The site is interesting and worth checking out.