:46:00
because I do and say
what I want.
:46:02
- If Marilyn Manson can walk
into our town and promote hate,
:46:05
violence, suicide,
death, drug use
:46:08
and Columbine-like behaviour,
:46:10
I can say, "Not without
a fight, you can't."
:46:14
- The two by-products of
that whole tragedy were, uh...
:46:19
violence in entertainment
and gun control.
:46:22
And how perfect that
that was the two things
:46:25
that we were gonna talk about
with the upcoming election.
:46:27
And also, then we forgot
about Monica Lewinsky
:46:30
and we forgot about...
:46:32
The president was shooting
bombs overseas,
:46:34
yet I'm a bad guy because I sing
some rock'n'roll songs.
:46:40
And who's a bigger influence,
the president or Marilyn Manson?
:46:43
I'd like to think me, but I'm
gonna go with the president.
:46:46
- Do you know the day
that Columbine happened,
:46:48
the United States dropped
more bombs on Kosovo
:46:51
than any other time
during that war?
:46:53
- I do know that and I think
that's really ironic,
:46:55
that nobody said, "Well, maybe
the president had an influence
:46:59
on this violent behaviour.
:47:01
Because that's not the way
the media wants to take it
:47:04
and spin it
and turn it into fear.
:47:06
'Cause then you're
watching television,
:47:08
you're watching the news; you're
being pumped full of fear.
:47:11
And there's floods,
there's AIDS, there's murder.
:47:13
You cut to commercial,
buy the Acura, buy the Colgate.
:47:17
If you have bad breath,
they're not gonna talk to you.
:47:20
If you got pimples,
the girl's not gonna fuck you.
:47:23
It's a campaign of fear
and consumption.
:47:27
And that's what I think
that's it's all based on,
:47:29
is the whole idea that:
keep everyone afraid,
:47:32
and they'll consume.
And that's really as simple
:47:36
as it can be boiled down to.
- Right.
:47:38
If you were to talk directly
to the kids at Columbine
:47:40
and the people
in that community,
:47:42
what would you say to them,
if they here right now?
:47:45
- I wouldn't say
a single word to them.
:47:47
I would listen to what
they have to say.
:47:49
And that's what no one did.
:47:51
- I'm Nicole Shleif.
- And I'm Amanda Lamontagne.
:47:54
- And you went to Columbine?
- Yes.
:47:56
- And you were with
Eric and Dylan?
:47:59
In their class?
- Yeah,