“Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story.” – Michael Moore*
I don’t know where sorrow is anymore, its presence in the world has vanished, leaving behind greed and the false claims of democracy. I mourn for the victims of Tawid and Jihad, headless and hopeless and names forgotten, their lives used as bargaining chips between corrupt governments where the gangsters rule all. I must also grieve for Tawid and Jihad, that our actions led to their inestimable anger. I beat my chest and cry out hardest of all for our country, with its government so far from its people that most of us cannot see why anyone might want to harm us, take us hostage, fly planes into our towers, kill us and die trying. Most of us don’t even know why, which is the saddest fact of all.
We are like the headless corpse, confused and swiping at the air for clues, for understanding. As we bleed from our mortal wound we flail for mercy and answers with eyes and ears missing, cut off. We are removed from our sense of self, conscience, purpose, but it isn’t the fault of the body, slowly starting to slip away into death. We have lost our head, or it has been taken from us, along with our voices, our reason, our control. All that is left is dissipating strength and a heart that will soon cease to beat. – Margaret Cho, Comedian
(hat tip –Is This Blog On)
oh god Kate – hee hee – I hope this is supposed to be self-depreciating
“We are like the headless corpse, confused and swiping at the air for clues, for understanding.”
Indeed you are Margaret. Kudo’s for finally spotting the problem. I thought this day would never come.
“I beat my chest and cry out hardest of all for our country, with its government so far from its people that most of us cannot see why anyone might want to harm us, take us hostage, fly planes into our towers, kill us and die trying. Most of us don’t even know why, which is the saddest fact of all.”
Actually, what is really sad is that most of us do know the answer to those questions, it’s people like you who don’t. And while you’re trying to figure out why terrorists hate us, why don’t you also add to your to-do list reasons why people like me hate people like you. In other words, try to include everyone in your search for understanding.
“I must also grieve for Tawid and Jihad, that our actions led to their inestimable anger.”
Yes, let’s feel sorry for terrorists. That’s a great way to stop them from flying planes into our buildings; that, and killing them. Hey everyone… Group hug!
I weep for Tawid(?) and Jihad too (not really)because they have become victims of their own aggression towards the USA. I too must also grieve for Tawid & Jihad because they don’t understand that their actions have lead to our inestimable anger. Maybe they shouldn’t have made us have to go over to their countries and kill them.