The Day After ...
Well, another interesting, controversial ... and, perhaps disappointing election for JK supporters. I guess there is still an outside chance that JK could pull something out, but it doesn't look too promising at the moment. The elections seem to have turned into a popularity contest ... forget about the issues or the misinformation and deceptions that we've been forced to listen to, and told to accept as the truth ... the election hinges on the fact we just like one guy better (barely) than the other.
Take away 9/11 and the built up "terrorism" threat in our country, and GB hasn't accomplished much of anything ... but keep us entertained! Previous to 9/11, there has been only one foreign terrorist attack (outside of home grown terrorism) that I can remember ... and that was the WTC bombing in 1993. Even here, there seems to be some questions about what really happened and that the FBI knew it was going to happen and it could have been prevented. Compared to terrorist attacks elsewhere, we were fairly "safe" here before 9/11. After 9/11, we were told not to change the way we lived, or the "terrorists" would win! Well, we DID change the way we lived, with added security and new laws to take away our freedoms and privacy. With 9/11 becoming so politicized and constantly thrown at us, we're now living in fear and constantly watching our backs for "terrorists". Things never used to be this way. I liked it better when "terrorism" was a nuisance. It was something we were concerned about ... not obsessed with. Now it seems like a daily slap in the face.
I do find some comfort and irony in the fact that after all the talk about 9/11 which took place in New York City, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani acting as a major GB mouthpiece during the campaign ... JK won New York! One would figure, if it was that important an issue, New York especially, would support GB for what he's done ... despite party lines!
Take away 9/11 and the built up "terrorism" threat in our country, and GB hasn't accomplished much of anything ... but keep us entertained! Previous to 9/11, there has been only one foreign terrorist attack (outside of home grown terrorism) that I can remember ... and that was the WTC bombing in 1993. Even here, there seems to be some questions about what really happened and that the FBI knew it was going to happen and it could have been prevented. Compared to terrorist attacks elsewhere, we were fairly "safe" here before 9/11. After 9/11, we were told not to change the way we lived, or the "terrorists" would win! Well, we DID change the way we lived, with added security and new laws to take away our freedoms and privacy. With 9/11 becoming so politicized and constantly thrown at us, we're now living in fear and constantly watching our backs for "terrorists". Things never used to be this way. I liked it better when "terrorism" was a nuisance. It was something we were concerned about ... not obsessed with. Now it seems like a daily slap in the face.
I do find some comfort and irony in the fact that after all the talk about 9/11 which took place in New York City, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani acting as a major GB mouthpiece during the campaign ... JK won New York! One would figure, if it was that important an issue, New York especially, would support GB for what he's done ... despite party lines!
posted by Ron at 10:48 AM
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