Brussels

[blythechild]

Dozens dead in coordinated bombing attacks in Brussels.I was a teenager when the first President Bush led the way into the Gulf War. I remember watching the night bombing raids on CNN (a first, at that time) and being absolutely terrified that the world would eventually be drawn into a war. I called one of my friends that night - a quiet, practical

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[draycevixen]

*squishes you very hard indeed*

I just quoted Elvis Costello to a colleague:

So there he [God] was on a waterbed, drinking a cola of a mystery brand
Reading an airport novelette, listening to Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Requiem"
He said, before it had really begun, "I prefer the one about my son"
"I've been wading through all of this unbelievable junk
And wondering if I should have given the world to the monkeys"

[blythechild]

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[amberdreams]

I don't know what to say about Brussels today - am I outraged? Yes. Am I scared - not really, not exactly - because like you say, this is not something we can guard against, so what's the point of living in fear? Especially when that is exactly the point of terrorism, spreading fear.

So I shall just carry on living the life they hate, in freedom, as a woman, and hope that's as big a fuck you as I can manage.

[blythechild]

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[snailbones]

Every time this happens, I'm left shaking my head and wondering what the hell anyone has gained. I keep hoping one day we'll learn to be better than this.

*hugs*

[blythechild]

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