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9-12-08 Moving on past 9/11
Posted by gavortnik on September 12, 2008
Funny you should talk about grown men and women acting like children, Shanoah…
I imposed a one-day political embargo on myself, which I broke only once for the Alaskan blog Mudflats. Yesterday was 9/11, after all, and I was feeling particularly – how should I phrase it? – vulnerable during that time. I knew I’d see nothing but photos of the two planes hitting the Twin Towers. I knew that both the left and right would use the date to push their political agendas. I knew it would not be a good time to have an Internet connection.
Well, I came back the boards full-force today and it was like I never left: people calling each other Repuke this and libtard that. The level of culture and imagination displayed was stunning. It kinda felt like fifth grade, actually.
And I hated fifth grade.
Then I stumbled across this at, of all places, Crooks and Liars. Puts 9/11 in perspective, I think. I mean, it was, what, seven years ago. Seems like yesterday, though, for all the progress we’ve made since then… I think it’s time to rethink this relationship with 9/11 and just… move on.
>D
Courtesy of Current TV.
