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This was written on a certain day this past September, and was promptly misplaced. In celebration of our ineffective government shifting like an unsecured load in a freighter in heavy seas, lo, here 'tis:
At the end of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge learns his lesson; he learns what Christmas means, and he learns to keep that spirit all year long.
On a given day, we memorialize the loss of many lives; we don't celebrate because we are the victims here, not the victors.
And through a series of lies, manipulations, and sheer incompetence, the victors are able to continue their celebration through the year. As our leaders seek personal gain and personal vendettas, we take a moment of silence. It is but a brief moment, for excuses, promises never kept, and more lies that pour forth from the mouths of politicians.
Why do terrorists do the things they do? Mostly because they're pissed off, and feel that's the only way to get their point across.
While I really wish they wouldn't, it's no less successful than anything else - they certainly aren't going to keep our government and others from meddling and muddling in their affairs. Our leaders have our profit as their motive, and they'll cling to it. They claim it's a moral imperative, but that's just a distraction from the truth.
Neither one side nor the other can get out of this and save face - the terrorists stop killing, and our government will still attempt to control them; our government simply won't step back because that would give the terrorists what they want, and would not give the people in power what they want - more power.
At the end of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge learns his lesson; he learns what Christmas means, and he learns to keep that spirit all year long.
On a given day, we memorialize the loss of many lives; we don't celebrate because we are the victims here, not the victors.
And through a series of lies, manipulations, and sheer incompetence, the victors are able to continue their celebration through the year. As our leaders seek personal gain and personal vendettas, we take a moment of silence. It is but a brief moment, for excuses, promises never kept, and more lies that pour forth from the mouths of politicians.
Why do terrorists do the things they do? Mostly because they're pissed off, and feel that's the only way to get their point across.
While I really wish they wouldn't, it's no less successful than anything else - they certainly aren't going to keep our government and others from meddling and muddling in their affairs. Our leaders have our profit as their motive, and they'll cling to it. They claim it's a moral imperative, but that's just a distraction from the truth.
Neither one side nor the other can get out of this and save face - the terrorists stop killing, and our government will still attempt to control them; our government simply won't step back because that would give the terrorists what they want, and would not give the people in power what they want - more power.
