Anniversary

[poliphilo]

I've just looked at the date.

Oh my- 9/11!

Why wasn't I apprised of this? Why weren't the papers full of commemorative stuff?

I guess because we've moved on. We have Iraq to worry about. Katrina has changed the paradigm just as the attack on the twin towers once did.

This is a fast-moving century.

We're packing more history into the available time than we ever did before.

Comments

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

It was Thomas Jefferson I believe who said the masses are too stupid to rule themselves. I think you're spot on re: the election of Bush, although in my countrymen's defense, 48%+ of us did NOT vote for the man (not an insignificant number). John Kerry was portrayed by the Bush campaign as a flip-flopper, and we couldn't have that in the White House in a time of war. Because God knows there's nothing worse than a leader capable of changing his mind in the face of new information/circumstances.

All sarcasm aside, I have to remain on democracy's side, if only because despotism is a bit harder to pull off. Unless of course, you were the despot. Then I'd be first in line to witness your coronation. :P

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

First of all I'm not just talking about America. The situation is, in this particular respect, just as bad in, say, Denmark and England, since these countries are part of the "coalition of the willing". The political rhetorics in Denmark is becoming increasingly sharp these days, and the public discourse, ah well... Not pleasant!

-And I don't want to be crowned; I just want to sit on the coucil of wise elders... :-P

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

Oh I know, I was just speaking from my own experience. I'm sure things aren't much better across the pond.