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- Dec 17, 2009
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So, I'm wondering ........since 9-11 has America seen a paradigm shift from the posture of victory to a posture of victim?
Have we come to revel in our candle light vigils and memorial services. People used to die horrible deaths when I was young. All the time, they died horrible deaths. But there were no publicized vigils and memorial services and droning on and on about it. We had a funeral, buried them, and moved on. The Kennedy funeral was the biggest thing I had ever seen in terms of a memorial. But now, it's every other day for something, to 'raise awareness' as if 24/7 news doesn't keep us aware enough. Are all the vigils and memorials becoming a cultural investment?
Have we come to revel in our candle light vigils and memorial services. People used to die horrible deaths when I was young. All the time, they died horrible deaths. But there were no publicized vigils and memorial services and droning on and on about it. We had a funeral, buried them, and moved on. The Kennedy funeral was the biggest thing I had ever seen in terms of a memorial. But now, it's every other day for something, to 'raise awareness' as if 24/7 news doesn't keep us aware enough. Are all the vigils and memorials becoming a cultural investment?