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cali
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:31 PM Original message |
I confess, I so dislike these moments of national mourning. |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. I know what you mean. I feel that way sometimes, too. |
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dave29
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Understood, but many if not most people |
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marmar
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. I read an interesting piece on that subject: |
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Poll_Blind
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. That is an excellent and thoughtfully-written piece. Thank you for linking to that. |
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jannyk
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. I so agree, they make me very uncomfortable. eom |
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jannyk
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. And now that I'm watching, this one does so more than most. nt |
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babylonsister
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. I imagine these moments might be comforting to those |
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RainDog
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. if it's part of your immediate community it's real |
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stray cat
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You are right and if you see others as part of your larger community as well |
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Imajika
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Really good point... |
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HockeyMom
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. 9/11 |
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Dappleganger
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. All great points. |
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Wed Jan-12-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
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Raine
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. I have mixed feelings about them. I'm sure it gives |
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sad sally
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. That's a good way to describe it - voyeurism |
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Gregorian
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Pick and choose mourning. We don't mourn the war deaths, per se. |
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RoseMead
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. Vigils and other ways of mourning and showing respect don't bother me. |
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Toucano
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. For me, it's the way the tv media covers it like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
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onenote
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Wed Jan-12-11 11:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. says someone offering their own commentary |
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Toucano
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Yes, I am the national television media. |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers
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Wed Jan-12-11 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. Meh. It's kitchy for sure, but I do think it helps. This shit freaks people out. |
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etherealtruth
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Wed Jan-12-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. I think it has more to do with how one views grief and mourning |
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spanone
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Wed Jan-12-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. it is what it is. people showed up and this is what it is. |
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kath
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. The public mourning after the OKC bombing (local, not national) got to be way over-the-top. |
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cynatnite
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Well, to be fair I do understand why they feel that way... |
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kath
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Wed Jan-12-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. You make a good point about the donations and all. |
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InvisibleTouch
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. I guess I have a hard time understanding "mourning" for someone you didn't know. |
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cynatnite
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I think what makes this different is the attempted assassination of a congresswoman... |
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Fleshdancer
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Wed Jan-12-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. I lived in MN when we lost Wellstone |
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REP
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Wed Jan-12-11 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. Vulgarity and worshipping the maudlin are two of America's greatest values |
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kath
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Thu Jan-13-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Don't you just love the "RIP" stickers, w/ name and birth/death dates, on the backs of SUVs? |
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Pathwalker
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Wed Jan-12-11 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. Does this look artificial to you? |
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KansasVoter
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Thu Jan-13-11 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
31. Thanks, I feel the same way! |
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