Answering The Question

I was asked by several colleagues why I did not participate in the 9/11 celebration. You know how it is with colleagues, you have to have 100 words or less because attention spans don't last much more than 12 words.

The main reason is the original day depressed me, and the children I am teaching this year were only 1 year old when it happened. Why celebrate?

The other reason is more personal. I'm still pissed that we were attacked by 19 Saudi Arabians and 2 Egyptians yet chose, as a nation, to make scapegoats out of two countries that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11. We have absolutely destroyed two countries for no reason, and have nothing to show for our lack of self-control except the disgust of the other major world powers over our failed attempt at colonization.

Got To Find A Hole To Hide In From Now On

I'm in a position this year to listen to kids sing praises to "the rockets red glare - the bombs bursting in air" every morning. Pisses me off every morning. Think I'm going to have to change my schedule and come in after the kids are done being brainwashed into thinking that's a good thing. I hate being angry first thing in the morning.

When you elect me Prez of the world this would be the edict: "No one may sing this song unless they have experienced bombs bursting in air", because I know that anyone who has truly experienced this will not sing about it. What kinda jerk decided this should be the song that represents our nation anyway? No wonder folks are so gung-ho to make sure we're constantly out dropping bombs people around the world. Oh, that and the fact there's huge profits behind it. Oops, we're not supposed to talk about that.