Sunday, September 11, 2011

Questions


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For the last few weeks I've thought a great deal about what I wanted to write regarding the 10th Anniversary of  the attacks of 9/11. Initially I thought I'd do an in-your-face, in-depth, no-holes-barred amalgamation of all of the evidence that exists which, for anyone who takes the time to look at it and processes it objectively, clearly shows that the official, 'history book version' of 9/11 is the ultimate house of cards.

I've recently re-watched many of the documentaries including The Truth & Lies of 9/11, Zeitgeist: The Movie, Loose Change, Confronting the Evidence, ZERO, In Plane Sight, and Aftermath. I've gone back and re-watched much of the news coverage from that morning where the tone of reporters was one of shock at the realization that the WTC collisions were not accidents, but were targeted attacks. Fast forward 10 years and any time there is an emergency the first speculations are always terrorism. I've thought about how this shift in mentality has, by and large, defined the 21st century thus far. I've thought about how different the Bill of Rights looks now as opposed to 10 years ago. I've thought about the various wars in which we are involved around the globe and the thousands of Americans that have been lost to those conflicts, as well as the untold number of civilians of foreign nations. I've thought about the climate of fear that is ever present in American life today - all of this a direct result of the events of that day 10 years gone.

Mostly, I've thought about the moments I remember most vividly - Mrs. Murphy coming into the computer lab at Sandestin Academy and telling our class that an airplane had just collided with one of the World Trade Center buildings in New York City - my mom picking my friend August and I up from school two hours later and taking us back to my house where we flipped through channels and found coverage of the events on every single cable station save one: MTV - receiving an email from a family friend a few days later containing a picture of the Statue of Liberty holding up her middle finger in place of the torch with the words "We're Coming Motherfuckers" written across the bottom - watching the live CNN coverage with my dad as the invasion of Afghanistan began - being pulled out of class the following year by Mrs. Stratton who said "Something's happening that you're going to want to see. Come with me." as she led me to the SWHS library where I sat with a few other students and faculty and watched as American forces invaded Baghdad and that big, beautiful tank ripped down the statue of Saddam Hussein... There are many more.

I remember how enthusiastically patriotic I felt in those years of high school, I remember how that patriotism waned throughout college as I began to see the evils that were occuring at home and abroad guised under the cloak of antiterrorism, and I remember how that patriotism faded entirely and was replaced by disappointment and disgust when I learned the truth about the 9/11 attacks and the depth of the changes they've had on every facet of our society since.

But how can I sum up all of the facts & falsehoods, effects & emotions, repercussions & realizations surrounding 9/11 in anything short of a lengthy book?

I can't. Nor shall I attempt to do so. The truth is that there is nothing else to be said about that day or the aftermath that followed. Of course, this won't prevent the corporate media from spending an entire day ignoring the real, pertinent news of the world and ruinning a slough of commentary and special features - probably even some "news" - on the recap of 9/11. They'll try to extract a few extra ratings points praying on the grief of victims, the remembrances of eyewitnesses, and the continuing ethnocentrism and institutionalized fear of the American population at large.

Don't misunderstand me: I'm not saying that today is just another Sunday. The tragedy of 10 years ago should be reflected upon, and the fallen should be remembered, but it should be done by each of us privately or with our friends, family and community - not in the orgasmic barrage of media frenzy seen across America right now. And if anyone bothers to look at today's coverage in any foreign media outlets you'll see that an entirely different narrative is being discussed - one of culpability, duplicity, greed, and ignorance.

So today, in rememberance of those who died, in recognition of those who murdered them, and in respect of the fact that I simply cannot say anything that has not already been said, I will look not to the answers, but the questions, and not to the past, but the future.

A future in which the world faces an unmitigated economic collapse.

A future in which a planet in peril is becoming more violent and unpredictable.

A futue in which increasing numbers of the world's citizens are taking to the streets with varying degrees of violence in an attempt to make known to their leaders that they have had enough of the failed neo-feudalist system.

A future in which the costs of energy, medicine, food, shelter - Maslow's most basic necessities - are becoming unaffordable to all but the most affluent.

A future in which 12 citizens appointed by congressional leaders will decide the economic & social fate of the entire nation.

A future in which more middle-of-the-night blind legislation will be passed without ceremony to further the interests of the same elites who are responsible for much of the depravity and destruction we've seen over the past 10 years.

A future in which the defense budget will necessarily be slashed along with social programs in a futile attempt to address our absolutely unmanageable debt and budget deficit.

A future in which we will certainly see another malitious attack on innocent American civilians in order to foster another Higalian Dialectic and keep the money flowing into the coffers of the Masters of War at the expense of those who work on Maggie's Farm.

What do you suppose will be the next iconic target that they destroy to renew the lease on our eternal fear? Mall of the Americas? Golden Gate Bridge? Cowboys Stadium?

How many innocent lives will they sociopathically terminate in order to push the rest of us to move willingly in the direction they want us to go?

Who will be their new scapegoats? What group or nation or class of citizens will they lay the blame at the feet of? Will it be the Chinese, garnering for them the popular support to escalate from economic oppression to militaristic supression? Will it be American seperatists vocally opposed to government-sponsored tyranny, leading to public acquiescence of further stripping of the rights and freedoms our ancestors fought, bled and died to give us, all in the name of public safety and security? Will it be Americans funded by the Chinese?

How will their new doctrines deepen our dominion? Will they rob us of our right to own property as they've already (in large part) robbed us of our ability to do so? Will they take from us our immunity of group assembly to discuss and debate our ideals? Our constitutional guarantee of local governance? Our perogative to seek a redress of our grievances from our government? Our access to information outside of their control? Our privalege to legally challenge the validity of our purported infractions? Our control over our own bodies? The freedom of use of our own minds?

How low must we bow, how completely must we be subjected, how enslaved must we become before they are satisfied? How long will it be before we collectively realize and admit that the man and the dog are working together & how many innocent lives will be lost before we elect not to blindly follow where they lead?

Another thing I've re-watched recently is the Zapruder Film. For nearly 50 years we have examined and re-examined that short piece of video, clearly showing Kennedy's head blowing back and to the left, as opposed to forward and to the right as would have been the case if he had been shot by Oswald from the window of the 4th floor book depository. What good has it done us? All that is required to expose the man behind the curtain is the desire to do so. What will it take for you personally to find that desire?

1 responses:

Anonymous said...

It's nice to know that SOMEONE I know leans in the same direction as I do. I always known many do, but I associate with no one who does (admittedly, at least.) Keep talking...

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