picking the national scab

[anotheranon]

.. in the most offensive way possible - that is what is going to happen tomorrow. Finally someone points out how disrespectful and tacky it will be, in a link stolen blatantly from mactavish's journal.

And that's all I'm going to say about that. Tomorrow is just another day.

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[curiousangel.livejournal.com]

Here's my take on Mr. Rall's piece, plus a few more comments...

I think there will be a lot of people grieving in ways that I will find odd, or even jarring. I think there will be people who try to turn the events of 9/11 to their own ends. But I believe that most of my fellow Americans will treat the occasion with the solemnity and respect that their souls are crying out for, and that there will be enough heartfelt emotions pouring out to sweep away the crass ones.

I don't know anyone who plans to stay home and watch TV coverage, despite Mr. Rall's assertion to the contrary. I expect my church to be filled to the rafters with people, and I expect that the memorial at my workplace will be something that everyone present will be moved by. I'll think of Ted Rall tomorrow... and I'll dismiss him from my mind, and get on with meaningful things.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

That is fair - people will deal with this in ways that I find strange, and I SHOULDN'T judge them.

Having said this, the way the media seems to be approaching The Day (wall to wall coverage) I still find distasteful. I found it distasteful last year when this first happened. I will admit that my irritation with the media orgy of footage is probably caused at least in part by the fact that I find the constant hammering to be the exact opposite of comforting - I fail to see how this will help people.

It also appalls me that there are people who will use the events and their memory for their own purposes, even if they are in the minority. A HORRIBLE thing happened and NO ONE should "play" people's emotions about this to their own ends.

It seems that everyone I know is going to mourn in their own way and avoid the media blitz, so my bitching-by-linking may be irrelevant. It doesn't make it any less disturbing for me.