Well it's the anniversary of September 11th soon.
The American media every year around this sort of time seems to project the notion of "Never forget!".
Widows wear golden pendants of it, fire fighters are studded with tattoos of it, politicans use it in every speech to rally unity, bloggers place it on their blogs and message boards are completely bombarded with it.
But what exactly does this mean?
Are these people actually bothered about two glimmering towers missing out of the New York sky line?
Do they actually care about the thousands dead?
No of course not. "Never forget" is a term hijacked by politicans to conjure jingoism deep inside publics hearts which gives them a licence to do what the hell they want, i.e support the war, support the troops and lets roll! September 11th could prove to be catastrophic for the long term stability of the world, not because of the act of terrorism but the ridiculous response from the American publics paranoia which their government has encouraged, it has ultimately invoked a sense of outrage & moral superiority in Americans - which is ridiculous.I would be seriously worried if another major act of terrorism hits America, when people are insecure they act irrational and turn to extremism.
I was only 15 when September 11th happens, I remember it vividly as well. Everyone in the world saw it, even the Yak farmers in the mountains Nepal. Countless documentaries were made about it, endless internet websites and childrens toys in the middle east were fashioned around it. Was it a sad day? Yes, but what is sadder is politicans and in -particular- republicans looking in to milk everything its worth, its just disrespectful of those who died. These sorts of people are scum, they are attempting prolong the pain of a few thousand dead for their own selfish agendas.
The American media every year around this sort of time seems to project the notion of "Never forget!".
Widows wear golden pendants of it, fire fighters are studded with tattoos of it, politicans use it in every speech to rally unity, bloggers place it on their blogs and message boards are completely bombarded with it.
But what exactly does this mean?
Are these people actually bothered about two glimmering towers missing out of the New York sky line?
Do they actually care about the thousands dead?
No of course not. "Never forget" is a term hijacked by politicans to conjure jingoism deep inside publics hearts which gives them a licence to do what the hell they want, i.e support the war, support the troops and lets roll! September 11th could prove to be catastrophic for the long term stability of the world, not because of the act of terrorism but the ridiculous response from the American publics paranoia which their government has encouraged, it has ultimately invoked a sense of outrage & moral superiority in Americans - which is ridiculous.I would be seriously worried if another major act of terrorism hits America, when people are insecure they act irrational and turn to extremism.
I was only 15 when September 11th happens, I remember it vividly as well. Everyone in the world saw it, even the Yak farmers in the mountains Nepal. Countless documentaries were made about it, endless internet websites and childrens toys in the middle east were fashioned around it. Was it a sad day? Yes, but what is sadder is politicans and in -particular- republicans looking in to milk everything its worth, its just disrespectful of those who died. These sorts of people are scum, they are attempting prolong the pain of a few thousand dead for their own selfish agendas.
posted by Misanthropic Tendencies at 6:47 AM
1 Comments:
You know it I know it they know it. We must be dumb to let them do it.
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