I'm only going to say this once

[luciazephyr]

Last year I got asked about why I don't do/say anything about 9/11.

1. I don't where ya'll would see it. Not everything about me is shared online.

2. "Patriot Day", as we apparently call it, has had a frustratingly Christian bent every single year it's happened. And I am not a Christian, and I really fucking resent the idea that I have to sit and listen to that to feel like a part of this country. 9/11 means a lot of things to me, many not good, and I am self-aware enough to know this is not the time to share my complicated thoughts on the topic.

In short, this is not a holiday created for people like me, so I don't bother. If it helps ya'll remember, that's fine, but leave me out of it.

Comments

[everbright]

Bing!

And it's a throw-back to how thoughtless and jingoistic the whole country was directly after the event.

[sylleptic]

This. Yes. Thank you.

[thene]

http://bradhicks.livejournal.com/450040.html

[noizemaze]

I agree, and I'll refrain from going into any more detail.

[randomcat]

" this is not the time to share my complicated thoughts on the topic."

Well put. I have similar problems with the memorials.