Coronation Day
Well, today's finally come. I'm in my classic black attire. I wouldn't go to Washington to watch this for the country's GNP. Not because I am not a fan of Bush, though its true that I am not. It has more to do with the climate up there right now. I am surprised they are even allowing people to wear coats to the event. Truthfully I suspect that the secret service wanted to deny winter coat wearers access but they were overruled by the people who know the importance of having packed stands when the TV camera's switch on. The list of banned items is impressive and complete. I can see backpacks, coolers, glass bottles, and baby strollers. The president doesn't want his day marred by a thousand thousand crying things on wheels. I found the banning of crosses a little shocking. I mean after all, he pandered to the cross crowd the entire time and people were convinced that a vote for bush was the only proof that you were both going to heaven and not a terrorist.
"Do not look directly at the president and don't make any sudden movements as he passes." I saw that same rule at the zoo when I went to the gorilla cage. So I guess that makes since.
One of the reasons I am not going is I don't want to risk being hurt either by terrorist or the government. Boston is a feint. Its a good target as Boston is the symbol of America's first terrorist act. However I don't even need to put on the tin foil hat to see that the only target in the month of January is Washington DC today.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I had better explain Boston and American Terrorism. The year was 1773. America was suffering under the yoke of oppression thanks to King George. The people were being taxed to death, even tea, the staple of their daily diet was taxed heavily. Some Americans got fed up and one night in a blatant act of terrorism dressed up as native americans stormed the ships filled with way way overtaxed tea and dumped the contents overboard destroying property, profit, and tax revenue. But this was one of the first defiant acts of what is now the great country of America? True. Unless you were english, then you were a terrorist. Its all about point of view. Our founding fathers were somebody else's Osama Bin Ladins.
Crazy huh. I just proved that black equals white. I guess this means that I will be killed at the very next zebra crossing I come to.
Comments
You can't honestly be equating tossing tea into the sea with blowing people up? Come on woody...
Posted by: Daniel Blanchat | January 20, 2005 6:39 PM
I am not equating tossing tea into the sea with blowing people up. All I am saying is terrorism is terrorism, and the only real difference is point of view. Its been 200 years since Boston, there is no question that our foe is better at terrorism and asymetrical warfare than we ever were.
The US military has had its panties in a twist about having to learn urban asymetrical warfare in something of a hurry. Our first forey into it was Bosina.
I imagine it was the same for the British in their bright red coats when they found themselves being mowed down from behind every tree and rock by what they perceived as cowards. We weren't cowards, we were facing a more powerful foe and so our way of fighting evolved with the help of the Native Americans who already knew that the best defence was not to be seen in the first place. (This last bit isn't so much defence and clearification of my origional point as a expansion of it.)
Posted by: Woody | January 21, 2005 8:14 AM