Tuesday, September 12, 2006

 

Well Said

I've been thinking about yesterday and the anniversary of 9/11 and the speeches that have been made and so on. I don't think I could put into words the way I feel better than a fellow blogger already has...

So, I don't know: Why is it we choose not to simply remember September 11, but to relive it? Getting attacked was a shock to our systems, naturally; now, over the shock, we elect to wallow in the aftermath. In many ways, we've refused to move on, obsessing instead over one confusing and sad day. That some of us can't stop watching planes crash into buildings says more about our national psyche than I care to think about.

I would hope September 11 was not our last best day as a country. We seem to have lost our way at bit since then, and for once I'm not talking about politics. After the initial outpouring of mutual grief, generosity and benevolence, we've turned into a meaner, harder place. We're quicker to judge, faster to shout each other down and more eager to dismiss one another on the merit of a minor -- or imagined -- slight. We all want to band together where like looks at like, so we can ignore those who are different and hate them privately, free from challenge. In spite of the progress we've supposedly made, we've not made this a better place to live or a better time to be alive for everyone. This is a great place to succeed, but a lousy place to fail.


How many different ways would you like the media and our leaders to tell you to live in fear? Because you know America is safer, but we are not yet safe

Comments:
I'm not sure how I feel about 9/11 or our struggles since. I like to remember something someone once said (Like I remember who, when, and where) "You can tell a lot about a country by how many people are trying to get out and how many are trying to get in." I think that says it all for AMERICA. I'm glad I'm here.
 
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