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Yesterday was the anniversary date of the 9/11 attacks. I never participate in the so-called honoring of that day for a few, but rather complicated reasons. They are complicated to the simple-mindness of many Americans who pine over the day the same way Americans did over the Alamo. There is something about unrepentant predators whining over their losses and forever chanting, "Why do they hate us?" that doesn't inspire me. Something about it and within its spirit is repulsive and profoundly disrespectful.
The few weeks after the attacks in 2001 were ripe with the possibility of global peace. For true peace keepers it was obvious and made it an exciting time to be alive! The chance for true peace to settle into the shock of most Americans was fresh and alive with its arms held high! It was the clearest thing to see across the entire planet! It was within reach and conceivable peace talks and ceremonies could begin its life upon the planet and stir within the belly of the beast. But, by October it was evident this opportunity would go unnoticed.
I learned a great lesson in October of that year. Great men are not always wise. The concept of peace in the Western world is severe. Peace means how you get along with white people. The onus is upon subjugated people to align their defenses and objections and concerns about rights to life lived abundantly in such a way that they can assimilate into a system of thought and reason that makes white Americans comfortable with their consequences they chose not to acknowledge.
The next few years were dangerous times for Arabs, Indians from India, and anyone who looked like, or reminded simpletons of Osama bin Laden. For peace advocates, black or white, young or old, it was dangerous to voice an opinion, or state the obvious to the uninformed. For thinkers it was difficult and dangerous in many parts of the country to express creative thought process to a room full of reactionaries armed for the annihilation of the Arab world. Thirteen years later there is less chance for reconciliation amongst nations. Thirteen years later very little has changed for the betterment of the world-at-large. The U.S. of A has never rested from war and killing is the top selling feature of video games.
These are my words.
Gregory E. Woods
Keeper of Stories
Sept. 12, 2014
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