Just last week I indignantly told a poster he was cruel for showing 'a jumper' on one of the 'threads'....
.....but some of you have helped change my opinion on this issue.....
....I'm sure there is a line to be crossed in mobidity & 'showing what really happened'.....
....but I realize now that some in our nation tend to quickly forget WHO started this war & WHY we continue to fight!!
....the poster who mentioned the Holocaust reminded me that we are told to 'never forget'....
...and of course they are right...
...but how do they make sure we never forget?......they show us the pictures......they tell us the stories.....the museums are full of the remnants, relics & photos of that horrible time during WW2.
We too must never forget.......and a good way to insure that is to remind folks what happened that day.
...sure we daily see evidence of the attack when they show the smouldering ruins............but most of us, not having actually been there, only see a one dimensional view.
.....No, I don't want or need to dwell on carnage.....but why then, does CNN & others insist on our seeing mangled Afghan children in hospitals....or young women wounded.....or little hovels blown away....
....they are appealing to the deepest part of us.....OUR HEARTS, SOULS & CONSCIENCE....and imprinting these scenes in our minds!!
True, maybe the collective thought immediately after the WTC Horror.....was that we, as a nation, couldn't take more scenes after witnessing the act itself.
....but now, folks are starting to wander in their understanding & vision of this war............
....and I just want to say maybe we're ready to be reminded.