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drydemWent to the Sox game last night and I was struck by something that really really bugs me about 9/11. All the 'patriot's day' material was military related, tributes to the troops, etc. 9/11 has NOTHING to do with the armed forces. or at least nothing legitimate. Sure, we used 9/11 as an excuse to invade two Islamic countries and topple their governments, but those attacks were not 9/11. The military already has two holidays, can't we make 9/11 a day to thank emergency responders, those who run towards danger?
My basic point is this. Our military actions in 'response' to 9/11 have been shameful. Thousands dead, two governments toppled, two regions destabilized, one on completely falsified evidence, millions of dollars flushed down the drain. What do we have to show for it? Did we stomp out global terrorism? No. We have at least as many enemies in the world now.
If we need to make 9/11 about heroes, lets make it about emergency responders, police, fire, EMTs, who went into danger to save those they could. On 9/11 they didn't enter the towers out of revenge, out of hate, out of globo-political ambition, they entered the towers out of a pure heroic love. And that should be celebrated, shouted to the very echo.
Instead, we have another celebration of the military industrial complex, ad that saddens me.
Cross-Posted from Facebook.
My basic point is this. Our military actions in 'response' to 9/11 have been shameful. Thousands dead, two governments toppled, two regions destabilized, one on completely falsified evidence, millions of dollars flushed down the drain. What do we have to show for it? Did we stomp out global terrorism? No. We have at least as many enemies in the world now.
If we need to make 9/11 about heroes, lets make it about emergency responders, police, fire, EMTs, who went into danger to save those they could. On 9/11 they didn't enter the towers out of revenge, out of hate, out of globo-political ambition, they entered the towers out of a pure heroic love. And that should be celebrated, shouted to the very echo.
Instead, we have another celebration of the military industrial complex, ad that saddens me.
Cross-Posted from Facebook.
