In Memorium

Today marks the 7th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Today, we all should reflect on where we've come and tell those around us how much they mean. But what we must also recognize is the abuse of the vicitims' memory by vile politicians in order to not only maintain a perpetual state of fear, but also for their own political gains. They put pins on their lapels and chant "patriotic" slogans as if that proves they are patriots. They salute the flag and give homage to days gone by, and in the same breath continue the same failed policies that undermine and erode what the real America once stood for. The America that once stood for fairness, justice, equality, and truth, has now become a nation of torture, corruption, lies, and smoke and mirrors. The object of the attackers on 9/11 was not to destroy America in one blow, because that would be impossible. The objective was to destroy what America stood for, and in that sense, we are losing terribly and may have already lost entirely. So, this day is not entirely in memory of the attacks and the victims of them, but it is also in memory of the ultimate casualty of the attacks: America herself.