I appreciate your thoughts on this. I haven't heard as much anti-Americanism around my part of the world as I was expecting to when I first saw the celebrations, but what you've said just gives me more arguments to try to counter it with when I do.
I haven't heard as much anti-Americanism around my part of the world as I was expecting to when I first saw the celebrations
*sigh of relief, mops sweat off forehead*
I really thought the criticism would actually come from outside the country or would be based outside the country, but most of it seems to come from Americans.
I watched the news of the death live and the reactions from Twitter and Facebook basically as it unfolded. I still can't believe there are people that see no difference in people celebrating bin Laden's death with those that celebrated the 9/11 massacre.
< /rantings >
Thank you for your nice words about my ranty panties. ♥
I think it's weighty that one person did this to us. The attacks leading to the celebration. Jon said it best: "Osama is no longer the face of the Middle East. The protestors are."
Lovely post, hon. I'm still very indecisive about the whole situation. I'm just afraid of a Hydra effect with Osama's death, but that very fear means he's getting what he wants, even beyond the grave. So, I try not to think about it like that.
Glad you liked, doll. It'd been itchin' since I'd watched the reaction to the death fall out in "real time" on Facebook and Twitter.
I think of it like this: they were sworn to destroy us before, but maybe they realize under this president, it's not going to be that likely. To put a watercolor approach to a richly complex situation, Obama's policies are much tighter and more focused than Bush's ever were, something that registers even in his public persona ("no-drama Obama") in pop culture. We're barely through his first term and I'm sure I'm just asking to have my ass handed to me in terms of my opinion on the Obama administration, but I have faith in it far better than I would, say, a Clinton (either Hillary or Bill).
< /TL:DR >
More importantly...
♥ ♥ ♥ CONGRATS, YOU RAD GRAD! ♥ ♥ ♥
E.T.A: Okay, I'll save anything further for your actual post about graduation.
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*sigh of relief, mops sweat off forehead*
I really thought the criticism would actually come from outside the country or would be based outside the country, but most of it seems to come from Americans.
I watched the news of the death live and the reactions from Twitter and Facebook basically as it unfolded. I still can't believe there are people that see no difference in people celebrating bin Laden's death with those that celebrated the 9/11 massacre.
< /rantings >
Thank you for your nice words about my ranty panties. ♥
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Lovely post, hon. I'm still very indecisive about the whole situation. I'm just afraid of a Hydra effect with Osama's death, but that very fear means he's getting what he wants, even beyond the grave. So, I try not to think about it like that.
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I think of it like this: they were sworn to destroy us before, but maybe they realize under this president, it's not going to be that likely. To put a watercolor approach to a richly complex situation, Obama's policies are much tighter and more focused than Bush's ever were, something that registers even in his public persona ("no-drama Obama") in pop culture. We're barely through his first term and I'm sure I'm just asking to have my ass handed to me in terms of my opinion on the Obama administration, but I have faith in it far better than I would, say, a Clinton (either Hillary or Bill).
< /TL:DR >
More importantly...
♥ ♥ ♥ CONGRATS, YOU RAD GRAD! ♥ ♥ ♥
E.T.A: Okay, I'll save anything further for your actual post about graduation.
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