Hate. Killing. Violence. Terror in Boston. I thought for a long time what stamp I could use...and without going through every stamp I own, I settled on Hitler. Certainly he epitomizes the hate that still permeates our world.
My hometown was rocked this week by terrorism and random killing. Yes, it was a.radical Muslims, but that disturbs me only at the same leveI that I am disturbed by the Sandy Hook killer, the Aurora killer, the Columbine kids and on and on. Hate is hate...whether driven by mental illness, religious ideation, or political motive. I hold no animosity to the gigantic number of peace loving Muslim men and women in this world. I will not go there. Evil and hate did this but it is duly noted that this particular event of evil and hate doing their hateful thing was perpetrated by the radical Muslim element. Again.....and again.
I hate that this is our world..i hate that so many people hate and want to kill us. Yet this great country allows them here and supports them....the price we pay for the life we live. I thought I was OK now, a week later. I am not...not even close. I opened Boston.com at work yesterday and nearly burst into tears at the picture of Martin, the 8 year old. The Medford woman was buried two days ago and I felt pain like my own daughter was killed. I hate all this, and I do not use that word lightly, because I espouse never using the word, but there it is.
The MIT cop my son.....and the Chinese student my adopted international exchange student.
For what? For hate.
Law enforcement...heroes beyond definition. The Watertown cops playing large on the international stage. I long have had Watertown connections in my life...and all solid A people. No surprise that community stood tall. The bombing first responders....amazing courage, strength and resolve.
I just finished reading the Commission investigation of 9/11. No secrets that the FBI dropped major balls on that.....could have been prevented. Now this story, they had bomber #2 in their sites and let it slide. Unacceptable. We drug screen people for MARIJUANA? for simple jobs, we force random drug checks for our athletes. Are you telling me we have a terrorist in our sites and he doesn't get random computer checks? If we are paying attention, then we know who this guy is before publishing the photos. We know where this guy is living and we nab him before a young police officer is assassinated and another law enforcement officer is hurt badly. We vetted this guy and with the pictures in hand, the FBI couldn't identify him. Seriously. We really have no chance if that is the ultimate result of our best efforts. This element of the story will be investigated, righteous media will do its thing, and then, like the pre 9/11 screw-ups, all will be forgotten. And nothing will change and someday, we get hit again. We have to be better.
As for the stamp? In this case, who gives a shit. It is Hitler. He was evil. There are a million stamps of him in every color and denomination. As soon as i find a more appropriate stamp to respresent hate and evil, he goes. Like the rest, who wants to be reminded of them and their kind.
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