The Forces of Decomposition and The War on Terror
By William J. Bennett
A grievance culture has taken hold in the West, both in England and America-and at exactly the wrong time. Where not long after 9/11 we were angry, we now have become sad, or depressed and confused; and too many have replaced our concept of evil with all manner of diagnoses of syndromes and root causes. We are at war, and yet we are indulging a culture of grievance. My friend Debra Burlingame -- whose brother, Chick, was the pilot of flight 77 that was hijacked and smashed into the Pentagon -- was recently asked if she missed the post-9/11 commonsense. She answered: "Truthfully, what I miss the most is the anger." I do too.Posted by Vanderleun at June 1, 2005 2:54 PM | TrackBack
I saw the problem several years ago as yellow ribbons began taking the place of American flags. Suppressing MSM publication of Tower jumper pictures is part of the mechanism that moves us from anger/outrage/resolution to mourning/yearning/defeatism. We aren't exposed to things that sustain the will to fight. It is better to die than possibly give offense.
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