Why Do We Hate Them?
Why Do We Hate Them?
Listening to the news last night was a veritable color coded roadmap to hysteria. We’re at orange again.
Basically, that means we are supposed to live our lives while glancing over our shoulders every once in a while.
Tom Ridge suggested that an attack may come around Christmas.
Christmas.
Now, I’m too young to remember it first-hand, but I remember tapes of Walter Cronkite saying:
“Goodnight, it’s Christmas Eve, it’s seven o’clock and there’s peace in the world. Don’t know if there’ll be peace in the world tomorrow night but we know, tonight, Christmas Eve, there’s peace in the world.”
Christmas was the big annual time-out. Those were the rules of engagement.
Sadly, the rules have changed, the world has changed, now my friends have changed.
I read once that change is one thing, change for the better is another.
Here’s hoping for the latter.
December 22nd, 2003 at 6:10 pm
This is one of my favorite pieces on NYC propaganda:
“New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city would deploy more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.
The city has remained on orange alert since the color-coded warning system was established last year in the wake of the terrorist attacks.”
We have been on orange alert since 9/11, but every time the federal government raises to orange, NYPD “deploy[s] more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.”
So basically, orange alert in NYC is meaningless because sometimes while at orange we deploy more cops and other times we deploy less cops.
December 22nd, 2003 at 6:10 pm
This is one of my favorite pieces on NYC propaganda:
“New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city would deploy more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.
The city has remained on orange alert since the color-coded warning system was established last year in the wake of the terrorist attacks.”
We have been on orange alert since 9/11, but every time the federal government raises to orange, NYPD “deploy[s] more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.”
So basically, orange alert in NYC is meaningless because sometimes while at orange we deploy more cops and other times we deploy less cops.
December 22nd, 2003 at 6:10 pm
This is one of my favorite pieces on NYC propaganda:
“New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city would deploy more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.
The city has remained on orange alert since the color-coded warning system was established last year in the wake of the terrorist attacks.”
We have been on orange alert since 9/11, but every time the federal government raises to orange, NYPD “deploy[s] more police at landmarks and financial institutions, checkpoints would be set up at bridges and tunnels, and patrols would be increased on waterways and subways.”
So basically, orange alert in NYC is meaningless because sometimes while at orange we deploy more cops and other times we deploy less cops.
December 23rd, 2003 at 1:15 am
You just reminded me of Christmas 1914. For one night, English and German troops put down their guns and engaged in a makeshift game of soccer and other holiday merriment.
December 23rd, 2003 at 1:15 am
You just reminded me of Christmas 1914. For one night, English and German troops put down their guns and engaged in a makeshift game of soccer and other holiday merriment.
December 23rd, 2003 at 1:15 am
You just reminded me of Christmas 1914. For one night, English and German troops put down their guns and engaged in a makeshift game of soccer and other holiday merriment.
December 23rd, 2003 at 6:22 am
I don’t get your title: ‘Why do we hate them’. Why do we hate who? Terrorists? Really need an explanation?
December 23rd, 2003 at 6:22 am
I don’t get your title: ‘Why do we hate them’. Why do we hate who? Terrorists? Really need an explanation?
December 23rd, 2003 at 6:22 am
I don’t get your title: ‘Why do we hate them’. Why do we hate who? Terrorists? Really need an explanation?
December 24th, 2003 at 10:42 pm
The color-coded system of threats is obviously imprecise. Hopefully, the holiday season will go on without any threats materializing once again.
December 24th, 2003 at 10:42 pm
The color-coded system of threats is obviously imprecise. Hopefully, the holiday season will go on without any threats materializing once again.
December 24th, 2003 at 10:42 pm
The color-coded system of threats is obviously imprecise. Hopefully, the holiday season will go on without any threats materializing once again.