I realize I'm coming off like a totally heartless asshole here, but could someone tell the 9/11 families they're not the only people in the history of the planet that have had to endure tragedy in their lives.
In today's Daily News, there's a story about the families marching at Ground Zero yesterday to protest the building of two muesums, the Intl. freedom Center and the Drawing Center. So, a museum focused on human rights is wrong for the area, is that correct? We should all just bow our heads and say a prayer til the end of time whenever we walk in downtown Manhattan...is that it?
Did you guys not just see tragedy in London, met with that incredible British stoicism and resilience. Not big enough for you...how about th Tsunami victims, about 280,000 of them...and the beaches were open for busines in the following weeks.
Look, families...we feel for you. We know you went through hell when this all went down. And we know that if it weren't for your efforts, the 9/11 commission would never have happened, so you have our eternal thanks. Now, get on with your freakin' lives. I gotta think it's what your deceased relatives would want you to do.
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Dear heartless asshole,
actually, there is a schism among the families about the very idea of politicizing their losses.
I did a lot of work with a fantastic organization called Tuesday's Children (www.tuesdayschildren.org - what a great website) and I found that 99% of the families go to great lengths to "get on with their freakin' lives."
Unfortunately it's not easy. You may not have noticed, but pretty much everywhere you go, people have stickers and t-shirts and posters of the towers with sayings like: "Never Forget." Everytime the Bush administration farts, it's "9/11."
Even worse, when they go to school or the store, people whisper "that's the one whose dad died in 9/11." They are never treated like other kids, moms, etc. They are branded. They have found themselves members of a club they never wanted to be members of.
So, yes, based on my observations, getting on with their freakin' lives is what they aspire to do. And, yes, there are a few families who have become highly political and weild their victim status like a giant weapon.
I happen to like museums and disagree with this group and their methods.
But for you to compare 9/11 families to victims of other tragedies as if it were a contest and for you to lump all of the families together and for you to speak for someone's deceased relatives ... jeez Jellio, shut the fuck up.
ps. any interest in our turd blossom shirts? I'm going to go buy a couple now.
I'm sorry, on the day of the London bombings, maybe you didn't hear almost every single news program making some sort of comparison to 9/11. Didn't seem like a contest then, but maybe I wasn't listening as closely as you.
And I'm sure you've never heard someone say "I think they would have liked that" when referring to someone who's passed on. I have, but from now on I'll definitely scold them when they do.
And you're right, I should have made the headline: Note to 9/11 families taking part in the Sunday demonstrations I just read about in the Daily News. Headline didn't fit, though.
Man, I feel so bad about myself.
Good job, douchebag.
You make a good point, BFC. If anyone is to be accused of refusing to let go, or more truthfully, being unwilling to, it's clearly the current administration and their supporters, because it continues to justify their political agenda.
And yes, I agree, tuesdays children is a fantastic endeavour.
note to self:
jellio's snappy on tuesday mornings as well. (and very sarcastic)
Mid life crisis.
You tell an Italian to shut the fuck up, you're gonna get some sort of response. Or, is this the kiddie table blog.
I'll go easy on you and Scaramouche from now on.
is that sarcasm? or will he really go easy on us?
Every comment is an exercise in sarcasm. He knows how much I hate it when he adds an e to the end of Scaramouch.