"All week, the networks, the cable channels and talk radio have given us wall-to-wall ugliness. They want us to remember what happened a year ago - like we could ever forget."
So it's "Patriots' Day". I suppose I should say something to commemerate the occasion...
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*sigh*
In all honesty, my primary reaction to today has been "Just get over it!" I mean no disrespect to the deceased and their loved ones. However, we can't move forward if we keep dwelling on the past.
I didn't wear red, white or blue today. I didn't wave around miniature American flags or slap a "God Bless America!" bumpersticker on my car. Nothing against those who did, all the more power to you. I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Part of the problem is that I feel that all these actions are simply a show of patriotism (Or nationalism in some cases.) and not the real thing. It's the same problem I have with the Pledge of Alegience uproar.
If the only way you can show your devotion to your country is through a string of words or some red, white and blue cloth, then you have a problem. Actions speak louder than words, clothing or bumperstickers.
(Of course, not everyone out there sporting the Stars and Stripes is one of the wannabes. I know this, so there's no need to start yelling at me about making generalizations.)
You know what, though? I'm just plain tired of hearing about the WTC. I saw more than enough of those images a year ago; I don't need to see them again. The memorial programs, no matter how nice the original intentions were, just strike me as cheesy. And if I have to read one more bad poem written about those events, I'm going to hurt someone.
It's all well and good to remember those we've loved and lost, but Life goes on. People die every day, sometimes in very tragic ways. It's simply a part of Life.
However, when we keep going on and on and on about this event, we simply end up trivializing the whole thing. This is going past the point of plain irritation, it's bordering on the disgusting in my mind.
Oh, well. At least I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Damn fine article you linked to; there's one for the read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest pile.
No matter how many times I say it, it's still true: every time you post, I stop and think hard. For that, even if there weren't a whole slew of other reasons why you're my friend, I'd keep you in a place of prominence on my friends list.
Finding that article was like a breath of fresh air after all the pompous parading that has been going on lately. Then again, I tend to be relieved when I am reminded that I'm not as insane as I feel, and that other people (occasionaly) think like I do.
And... er... *blushes* I'm flattered. I really am.
Hey, I figure if I have to endure the pain that is concious thought, then other people ought to suffer along with me ^_-
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Date: 2002-09-11 06:43 pm (UTC)No matter how many times I say it, it's still true: every time you post, I stop and think hard. For that, even if there weren't a whole slew of other reasons why you're my friend, I'd keep you in a place of prominence on my friends list.
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Date: 2002-09-12 08:08 pm (UTC)