Given that the calendar is fast approaching 9/11, I can't help but think that in that tragedy there were candles burning, calls for prayer, unifying voices wanting to give the "new" president the benefit of the doubt.
Granted that was a senseless attack and there was a requisit call to arms with the necessary psuedo patriotism. But why now, when many more were killed, do we find ourselves less inclined toward the spirit of unity and prayer that overtook us at that time.
Don't get me wrong. The response for help is overwhelming from my perspective. But my guess is that if our current leaders could point the blame at some foreign enemy and use that as an excuse to go to war against them, they, along with the media, would have us all racing off to Walmart to buy our Chinese made, plastic US flags for our cars.
Still, having a strong religious bent myself, I wonder: Where are all the candle vigils?
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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