9/11: The Rest Should Be Silence - by Michael Winship

[kpete]

9/11: The Rest Should Be Silence

by Michael Winship

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Reflect and meditate in silence, please. Many have urged that September 11 this year not be a time of demonstrations for or against Cordoba House or any other issue; rather, let it be a quiet day of commemoration and mourning.

The last time I attended the September 11 ceremonies at Ground Zero, on the fifth anniversary in 2006, as the names of the dead were read, solemn tranquility was disrupted and disrespected by those who tried to use the occasion to draw attention to themselves, crassly intruding with their conspiracy theories and raucous agendas.

And quiet, please, not only because it is a mark of respect for the deceased and their friends and families, but also because it is the sound of silence that many New Yorkers find so evocative of those days just after the attacks. Our streets closed to regular traffic, patrolled by police and the National Guard, we wandered in mute disbelief at what had happened, at the enormity of our loss. Even the emergency vehicles that raced along the empty streets did so without their sirens. We murmured softly amongst ourselves, looking for answers as many of our fellow citizens still searched for news of their missing loved ones.

Let our loss be what we remember on Saturday. That, and the words of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the order of friars to which Father Mychal Judge devoted himself: "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy."

more:
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/09/09-8

[el_bryanto]

1. Look I don't think you understand. 9/11 means that Conservatives were right about everything

It's a day of conservatoid triumphalism - so while it is appropriate for liberals to mourn and hang their heads about how wrong and foolish they are (and possibly traitors), Conservatives should take the day to remind us all that they are right about everything.

And if you don't see the connection between 9/11 and, say, school vouchers or tax cuts, just imagine some somber looking guy saying "We lost 3,000 people on September 11 and you still don't realize how tragically wrong you are about this issue."

Bryant

[BeFree]

2. Yeah, ok

For one day, on that day of the 9th year anniversary, let there be peace.

Good idea.

[BeFree]

3. Kick for some Peace.

[tilsammans]

4. Thanks for posting this; it's wonderful

I just posted it on my Facebook page. If it draws groans and pans from my neocon "friends," so be it.

:patriot:

[MrMickeysMom]

5. Recommended...

I plan to attend an "Islam is Peace" discussion/presentation this evening at a local Muslim Community Center.

and Peace be with YOU.

(kick)