Comments | formyed: Upon learning about Bin Laden's death . . .

formyed

Upon learning about Bin Laden's death . . .

May 01, 2011 23:37

I'm now sitting here attempting to finish up a midterm while waiting for President Obama's address . . . This is all so strange and surreal to me. News of a violent death that was preceded by unimaginable amounts of suffering and hundreds of thousands of other deaths is something that will never make me feel happy, victorious or celebratory. ( Read more... )

non-violence, quakerism, politics

Comments 5

formyed May 2 2011, 04:42:22 UTC

Also, since this is already happening on fbook, I'm going to cut any comments containing a certain patronizing, simplistic question off at the pass ( ... )

nightcrawler_2_ May 2 2011, 05:04:38 UTC

I guess this was bound to happen sooner or later... still, it's strange. I don't think that a human being's death is something to be celebrated, but I guess I'm not... I don't know, I'm not too sad about it, either.

I guess it's a bit different from the other side of the world. the first time I saw the towers in one piece was the last - I didn't even know they existed before their destruction.

I wonder if this will change anything. where do we go from here? And fuckitall, will these wars EVER end?

holdon2dreams May 2 2011, 05:04:58 UTC

maybe I'm a horrible person but there is not necessarily a sense of justice, but definitely of relief kind of like all the shit and problems he inflicted upon us all and their consequences have been lifted as a burden on our world.

I get what you mean though...nobody wins. Not even a tie. Everyone loses in the end. YOu'd think we would have figured that out by now...yanno after centuries of war.

Btw who could ever FORGET 9/11...sorry unless you were in a coma or something you'd have to be pretty out of the loop to manage that.

roadtophd May 2 2011, 11:01:20 UTC

This news derailed my work on a paper last night. But I really agree with everything you've said. I was happy at first but then I began to to think that this death will likely trigger other deaths.

poisoninside May 2 2011, 21:49:33 UTC

I saw this all over FB last night and this morning...and I don't know, I guess I'm kind of "apathetic" in that is this really a "victory"? Just more and more killing. =/ And I have to admit, part of me truly wonders...is the real Osama still out there, since he had so many look-alikes, you know?

But I definitely think that this publicized death will inspire more and more violence. :(