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azurelunatic) wrote2001-09-12 01:45 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2001-09-12 01:45 pm
business as usual
School today was subdued but normal. I stood with Neighbor for a long time, talking about the events of yesterday and how we were still feeling the after-effects.
After you wake up from the shock, it's still the same life, the same world, only you realize that someone has shoved a pair of sunglasses on you, so now you can see the things that were obscured by the glare before. They were there, you were just so concerned with the sun in your eyes you didn't see them.
I want first the truth. Who the hell did this? There are theories all over the place. The most popular one I have seen is that it was this Osama Bin Laden guy behind the attacks.
Then there's the theory that it's American terrorists. Or someone else from the Middle East. Or it's Bush behind the whole thing, desperate for a war. Or it's someone completely different. Pick a conspiracy, any conspiracy. Fnord.
Don't give in to hate. Don't hit someone who never hurt you. Don't start randomly slashing out at anyone near enough to hit. Save your anger, bottle up that mighty force, use it to hunt out the true villains, and then release it upon them, once it has been proven who is truly responsible.
If you hurt innocents, then who's the terrorist?
Terrorism does not justify violence. Terrorism justifies justice: maybe not swift, maybe not direct, but once the target is finally found, then justice will be given.
After you wake up from the shock, it's still the same life, the same world, only you realize that someone has shoved a pair of sunglasses on you, so now you can see the things that were obscured by the glare before. They were there, you were just so concerned with the sun in your eyes you didn't see them.
I want first the truth. Who the hell did this? There are theories all over the place. The most popular one I have seen is that it was this Osama Bin Laden guy behind the attacks.
Then there's the theory that it's American terrorists. Or someone else from the Middle East. Or it's Bush behind the whole thing, desperate for a war. Or it's someone completely different. Pick a conspiracy, any conspiracy. Fnord.
Don't give in to hate. Don't hit someone who never hurt you. Don't start randomly slashing out at anyone near enough to hit. Save your anger, bottle up that mighty force, use it to hunt out the true villains, and then release it upon them, once it has been proven who is truly responsible.
If you hurt innocents, then who's the terrorist?
Terrorism does not justify violence. Terrorism justifies justice: maybe not swift, maybe not direct, but once the target is finally found, then justice will be given.