Heh. My pal from Ritter (who is unfortunately a Shrub apologist) wants me to go see it with him. He got a little upset with me when I told him that I not only don't do propaganda, I'm more than a little weary of "OMG 9/11!!!WTFBBQ!!!"
I know it sounds heartless. But I really am. I don't know anyone who died, I've no business wallowing in it. I don't believe the world is suddenly more dangerous - I grew up during the Cold War, the world has ALWAYS been dangerous. I'm tired of the politicians using 9/11 to steal my rights away in the name of "security".
I just have no interest in it, is all. If I want to relive the events of that day, I have access to news reports, blogs, images, probably radio broadcasts if I really feel like looking for them, books, etc.
I mean, if it was reported to be a really great movie that gave insight into human experience, all right, but it doesn't sound like it from the reviews I've read so far.
Personally, I fully expect that World Trade Center (by all accounts, by the way, not propaganda for anything except the "strength of the human spirit") will do abysmally in New York, poorly in large parts of the East and West Coasts, and decently to well in many Midwestern states. Both for literal political reasons, and for less political memory reasons. No one in New York needs to see a bloody movie to remember that day. And many think it's still too soon for the flick.
Oh, and caterwauling--as you so properly put it--about the attacks got old a long time ago. At the very least, Chertoff slashing the New York/DC terrorism defense budgets while Bush continued his stumping made the point.
(Unlike many New Yorkers, I don't mind the federal money inflow getting lessened if it's for good and logical reasons, but the hypocrisy is overwhelming.)
Like, OMG no! Dude, this is just a sign that they obviously need to yell MORE about it, because, like, people are forgetting and stuff! And this should Never Be Forgot!
Actually, it's politically expedient for people to remember some abstract horror of "9/11" as the-attack-on-the-US-which-means-that-we-are-all-in-a-state-of-war-and-the- government-must-have-ultimate-power. But a long memory is the worst enemy of politicians, so they don't want people to start thinking in terms of, like, history or anything. A 17-second attention span and a 5-minute "long term" memory is what allows the US political scene to function free of accountability, and they don't really want to lose that.
So, fear without memory...the politician's friend.
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Date: 2006-08-10 04:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-10 04:57 pm (UTC)(See also: new Oliver Stone flick. Or don't, apparently it's not that good.)
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Date: 2006-08-10 05:11 pm (UTC)I know it sounds heartless. But I really am. I don't know anyone who died, I've no business wallowing in it. I don't believe the world is suddenly more dangerous - I grew up during the Cold War, the world has ALWAYS been dangerous. I'm tired of the politicians using 9/11 to steal my rights away in the name of "security".
Chris says I'm unpatriotic.
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Date: 2006-08-10 05:27 pm (UTC)I just have no interest in it, is all. If I want to relive the events of that day, I have access to news reports, blogs, images, probably radio broadcasts if I really feel like looking for them, books, etc.
I mean, if it was reported to be a really great movie that gave insight into human experience, all right, but it doesn't sound like it from the reviews I've read so far.
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Date: 2006-08-11 12:44 am (UTC)Yup. Because we should "NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID TO US!"
I can think of better ways to be patriotic (pay my taxes, try to be a decent human being) than shelling out $10.75 to see a bad movie.
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Date: 2006-08-11 05:40 pm (UTC)Small chance I have of forgetting. I still remember the phone call.
Someone I went to high school with is still in therapy. She was in an elevator a few blocks from the Pentagon when it was hit.
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Date: 2006-08-10 07:13 pm (UTC)Oh, and caterwauling--as you so properly put it--about the attacks got old a long time ago. At the very least, Chertoff slashing the New York/DC terrorism defense budgets while Bush continued his stumping made the point.
(Unlike many New Yorkers, I don't mind the federal money inflow getting lessened if it's for good and logical reasons, but the hypocrisy is overwhelming.)
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Date: 2006-08-10 05:14 pm (UTC)(Not like we'll ever get the bloody chance.)
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Date: 2006-08-11 03:37 pm (UTC)So, fear without memory...the politician's friend.
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Date: 2006-08-10 05:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-08-11 12:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-11 12:04 am (UTC)Commonly referred to as 9/11.