If you can be offended, I'll probably do it. So if you cannot handle being offended don't cry to me because the fuck I used to give was sacrificed for virgins, or bacon, or possibly wings, beer is also a good one. Either way to sum it up I don't give a fuck if I hurt your feelings.
Secondly... and this is the important bit. This blog is the opinion of the author and only the author. It is not, nor is it intended to represent, the opinions of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, the United States Marine Corps or any subordinate command that I forgot to mention. It is also expressly not the opinion of anyone who could even remotely have court martial authority over me. Therefore, I say again, this is the opinion and ONLY the opinion of one disgruntled individual, le me.
Now on to things.... well before I get started I gotta warn you that this is truly a rant. I'm pissed off and irritated and frustrated and all things in between. This also may go on too long because my thoughts, no matter how hard I try, are disorganized. I'm not really proof reading... I'm giving it to you from the heart, pure and simple.
On September 11, 2001 our lives were changed forever. We lost something that day other than lives. Our "That won't happen here" bubble was burst. The thing is... it fucking happened. It's done. We can't go back in time and undo it. There is no Ctrl Z in life. Please watch this. It'll be worth your time. It's Jon Stewart's Response to 9/11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXcmc2AZ6ZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXcmc2AZ6ZE
Now here's the thing that gets me. We lost nearly 3,000 lives that day. In innocent civilians and with the first responders. Then, even before the dust settled, we were at war. Here we are. Eleven fucking years later. Still at war. And for what? For what? Tell me! I don't fucking understand why we are still doing this shit. Why am I still seeing my friends and former Marines on the DoD website announcements as the latest killed in a war? Eleven fucking years. This pisses me off, but that's not all.
Today, for some reason, probably because it's an election year and during the last election I hadn't succumbed to the life trap that is bookface, but today I saw something that disgusted me beyond belief that I hadn't noticed before. Maybe it's because my thoughts and opinions have changed a bit. Maybe it's because I've been reading a lot more. Maybe it's because somewhere over the past few years I may have grown up a little bit. Obviously that growing up a little bit is subject to debate but that's not truly the point. Something in me has changed and I saw this manifestation of humanity that I thought I would only see in war. A manifestation that damn near brought me to my knees in pain.
I saw people taking the tragic events of 9/11 and using them as a means to point out how their political party was doing more than the other. I saw people justifying eleven fucking years of war and justifying future wars. I saw people disrespecting the dead by pointing out possible conspiracy theories. On ANY other day I couldn't give a fuck if you did this. ANY other fucking day. HOWEVER, today is NOT one of those days. Today is a day we should remember those who died and honor their lives. NOT turn their death into some fucking twisted ass means for you to prove your point. If you did this, and you know who the fuck you are, I give you a sentiment from the cockles, maybe even the sub-cockles of my heart. That sentiment. FUCK YOU. If you don't like it here's another sentiment. GO FUCK YOURSELF. I truly mean that. You could be my best friend and tomorrow will be a new day but right now, in this moment, I truly mean that. Honor them, remember them, DON'T use them.
I was originally going to go on about what I think about war. After having fought in a few. But I'm not going to. Because it isn't about that. It isn't about "Patriot Day". In fact whoever fucking decided to call it Patriot Day can suck my fucking dick because today isn't about patriotism. Today is about those we lost on our own soil. Today is about honoring them, remembering them, and NOTHING else. Losing nearly 3,000 people shouldn't inspire Patriotism. Loyalty to your country and her people should be your source of Patriotism. If 9/11 is your calling as a Patriot you seriously need to re-examine yourself. It SHOULD have changed your life and perspective. It should not have made you a Patriot.
Gah. FUCK. Listen. My point is this. We lost something that day. Something we held near and dear to us. We lost a little of our personal freedom. We thought we could live our lives in peace without interference from others. That was ripped away. We were attacked. If you want a true comparison. Talk to a rape victim about how they felt after they were raped. I bet you'll find that the individual you talked to probably felt very similar to how you felt that day. Then ask yourself, "Did that rape victim become some type of patriot?"
You may tell me that the last point has nothing to do with it, it's not a good comparison and I'll ask you why. Because we both had something ripped away from us without our permission. Forcibly taken. The how and why doesn't matter. It's in the past. From that point on it's coping and growing from a tragic experience.
From what I saw today. There are a lot of people who haven't coped or grown from that tragedy.
These are just my thoughts and feelings. My opinions. Take them or leave them.
In honor and remembrance,
The Senator
