Posted by JustAnotherClerk at host-208-60-233-123.ilm.bellsouth.net on September 11, 2001 at 22:38:34:
In Reply to: It's called human nature posted by Vincent on September 11, 2001 at 22:06:42:
: It's a way of dealing with this type of horrendous, unimaginable tragedy. As per your "No wonder we're under attack" comment, anybody anwhere in the world would react the same way.
: Vincent
Yes, it is extremely terrifying to know that we are not safe and are on the brink of war. I don't believe that is an excuse for this behavior. The United States has become the "mecca" of this type of "I'm OK, You're OK", "it's someone else's problem" way of life. America has become a country full of children who take what we want when we want it, pitch a fit when we don't get it, and leave the mess for someone else to deal with once we're done playing. I'm sick of seeing this country acting like this.
The thought that the people responsible have probably planned for our course of action before we've even acted is scarier still, but it's a time when we should be a bit more grown up than to piss and moan about nonsense when the problem is being overlooked. And if that bickering is Human Nature, then I must be a Vulcan, because my first reaction to this horror wasn't an undying yearning to bitch, piss, and moan. It was rage, a blinding, furious rage that I haven't felt since... I don't think I've ever been this angry. I want to unleash this on the first of the perpetrators I can lay my hands on. And it seems no one I've seen so far has had this reaction, maybe I'm a throwback to a different time, but when someone does me wrong, I don't like to give myself time to bitch about it, I usually find the fuck and beat them to within an inch of their life. I don't like the fact that we've not pinpointed a target for my anger, and I'm venting. I'd much rather uncork it.
And I'm sorry if my ("No wonder we're under attack" ) comment seemed a little insensitive, but I think the fact that we're blinded by our debates made it the perfect time to strike, strategically speaking. And there are more than enough enemies to our way of life to take advantage of this fact.
I wish all the victims of this catastrophe a grand Homecoming and Godspeed.
Thank you.
~JustAnotherClerk