Grief Voiced as Hope

[JBFRAME at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/12/2001 4:19:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tobylevy at juno.com writes:


> 
> MalignD wrote:
> 
> >There are some 5000+ American dead.  The singing of God Bless America,
> in 
> >this instance, is not national sentimentality; it is grief voiced as
> hope.
> 
> I am all in favor of working our way through the incredible grief over
> this horrible tragedy, but to me, all the public outbursts of patriotism
> to me sounds like the bleating of sheep as they are led to the slaughter.
> 
> And for the record, I am a Vietnam veteran; I consider myself a patriotic
> American, and I am a pacifist.
> 
> Toby
> 
For the record, I, too, am a Vietnam veteran, and I agree completely with the 
above post.  The reaction of most Americans is understandable, but it's time 
to move on.  If we could get over GWB's theft of the presidency with his 
brother's help, we can get over the 11 Sept. calamity as well.

jbf

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