tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post6790522646947774520..comments2024-01-06T05:01:09.131-06:00Comments on The Defense Rests: Never forget (the hype)Paul B. Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-58646239110566120452011-09-11T17:28:57.170-05:002011-09-11T17:28:57.170-05:00Thank you for taking the time to leave your commen...Thank you for taking the time to leave your comments.<br /><br />The bubble didn't burst on 9/11. Back in 1994 the Federal building in Oklahoma City was bombed. Since it didn't happen in New York on live television the shelf life of the OKC bombing was fairly short.<br /><br />9/11 was a tragedy -- but a greater tragedy is the manner in which the citizens of this country have handed their civil liberties over to the state without so much as a question.Paul B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-25810870703885756232011-09-11T11:30:06.356-05:002011-09-11T11:30:06.356-05:00Using today of all days to (accurately) describe t...Using today of all days to (accurately) describe the choking out of our civil liberties is like picking the moment before climax to hand your husband a breath mint or to ask your wife how long it has been since she shaved her legs. Bad timing. Very bad timing. <br /><br />"Patriotic hoo-hah?" Why is today more significant?<br /><br />It was the moment in modern American history when the nation began to understand what the world is like for many other people. It was the moment when we lost our global sense of safety. We couldn't ward off this danger by not going out at night or carrying pepper spray or a firearm. It was always the reality, but it was when the perception "bubble" burst.<br /><br />There were hours of unanswered calls to loved ones, not knowing if they were okay, incinerated, or gasping for breath as they were crushed to death under tons of rubble. We watched people jump to their death on television. <br /><br />No one deserves that. To say that the hundreds of first responders and civilians that died got their "comeuppance" in the same post that you say to pray for them is the same hypocritical double talk in which the government engages. More importantly, it is cruel.<br /><br />You do not know who has and who hasn't shed tears for the tragic loss of human life in other parts of the world. To state that no one has is a sad and inaccurate portrayal of the American people.<br /><br />Not everyone has a law degree, the technical savvy to know how to blog, or even an understanding of today's technology. It is hard to understand the complexities of the socio-political status. Just because people are not as educated and well-read as you are does not mean their hearts do not ache for tragedies all over the world, even if they do not understand the role the U.S. has played in them.<br /><br />Many of those same people have begun to understand the philosophy of "Live free or die" and are trying to figure out how to put it into action.<br /><br />You and your family will not be pulled from your home tonight and tortured and killed for your anti-government post. (In other parts of the world you may be.) If you were, people would revolt. It is not as sophisticated as you wish people were--but it is in the American psyche that civil liberties are paramount.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I will return to my typical criticism of my government and their policies. I will promote the importance of keeping government in check and fighting on every front to restore and preserve the unique liberties that Americans have. <br /><br />Today, I will remember and honor. I will remember the people on United 93 who facing their own deaths, diverted the plane away from the intended target. I will remember those that were lost and the survivors that were left behind. I will honor the men and women that selflessly ran into a crumbling nightmare.<br /><br />Look on the bright side. People who have/are dealing with the pain of that day, regardless of what it is for them, will be drinking today. They will get in their cars to drive home. They will be arrested.<br /><br />It's good for business.FTUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362320726114008155noreply@blogger.com