They were probably comforting to some of the mourners, as bad as they were for you.
I'm sure it's the only thing helping some people deal. I just found the polical propaganda that seeped into the event distasteful.
Book: Captain, you mind if I say grace? Mal: Only if you say it out loud.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
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Cashmere - Apr 07, 2005 4:58:07 am PDT #1835 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
-t - Apr 07, 2005 5:05:17 am PDT #1836 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just found the polical propaganda that seeped into the event distasteful.
I get that. I find that sort of thing upsetting even when I'm not personally involved.
erikaj - Apr 07, 2005 5:07:41 am PDT #1837 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Oh, urk. Sorry, Cash.
Stephanie - Apr 07, 2005 5:11:56 am PDT #1838 of 10001
Trust my rage
Of our two friends that died in Iraq, both died in roadside ambush/IED attacks. Totally stupid and pointless in my opinion and very frustrating. However, I know their families took comfort in the "he died serving his country/protecting freedom" thing, although there's really no way I can totally believe that.
I guess I ended up looking at it like this: (I've thought about this a lot, probably to protect myself) Everyone in our military was a volunteer who chose to serve their country. That in itself is an honorable decision. The nature of one's death doesn't change the quality of how they chose to live.
However, when I hear someone say "We have to stick this out to honor those who have died" or some other bullshit like that, I just walk away before I say something I might regret.
I'm very sorry about Michael's death and I hope his family can find some peace.
vw bug - Apr 07, 2005 5:16:14 am PDT #1839 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, Cashmere, what an awful week. I'm so sorry.
Gudanov - Apr 07, 2005 5:21:07 am PDT #1840 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
"We have to stick this out to honor those who have died"
Those arguments have been used before. They put a lot of names on a wall in D.C.
Deena - Apr 07, 2005 5:23:04 am PDT #1841 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Timelies.
Cash, sorry for the suck. I wish I had some nice thing to say that would make it all better.
Susan, I don't know if you get the Little Details community, but someone there linked to a werewolf myth website, [link] The page howls at you when you first open it, but then there's no more sound.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 07, 2005 5:29:45 am PDT #1842 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Hi Deena! I thought of you, becase I was allowed to watch HouseHunters on HGTV again last night. Hee! How goes the home improvement? How are the babies?
Deena - Apr 07, 2005 5:31:31 am PDT #1843 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
The babies are good. The improvements are.... going. I love my new curtains. They're actually silky shower curtains with a bed canopy/scarf as sheers. It looks really cool.
vw bug - Apr 07, 2005 5:32:02 am PDT #1844 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
You're going to take pictures, right?