Maybe it’s only those of us with roots in New York and DC for whom today’s remembrance is still an immediate thing. Choking up this morning scanning the relatively few headlines commemorating the day.
“Alas, poor country! / Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot /Be called our mother, but our grave, where nothing, / But who knows nothing, is once seen to smile; / Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air / Are made, not marked; where violent sorrow seems / A modern ecstasy. The dead man’s knell / Is there scarce asked for who, and good men’s lives / Expire before the flowers in their caps, / Dying or ere they sicken.” William Shakespeare – Macbeth: Act IV, scene vii.
(Note: “Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air / Are made, not marked” means no one pays attention as they have become so common they are now unremarkable.)
“These cries for help from all the victims of disasters that don’t affect us are really taking the joy out of our frolicking. Just switch ’em off, there you go.”
braindead Premium Member about 3 years ago
Unless, of course, we could turn off the LIES from Republicans*.
Trump Disciples continue to lie about EVERY issue.
pschearer Premium Member about 3 years ago
No 9/11 memorial strip? Maybe waiting for Sunday?
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
BEEP…BEEP…There was a lightning strike in your area.
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member about 3 years ago
Yes, turning off alerts helps. Read the news, once a day, and then go on with your life where you are.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Or ……. just maybe …… work to resolve or mitigate the bad effects from these issues? Rather than just ignore them?
fuzzbucket Premium Member about 3 years ago
The constant slanders sure make each side hate the radicals of the other.
William Robbins Premium Member about 3 years ago
Maybe it’s only those of us with roots in New York and DC for whom today’s remembrance is still an immediate thing. Choking up this morning scanning the relatively few headlines commemorating the day.
Radish... about 3 years ago
At least take it off the lying FOX propaganda channel.
Bookworm about 3 years ago
“Alas, poor country! / Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot /Be called our mother, but our grave, where nothing, / But who knows nothing, is once seen to smile; / Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air / Are made, not marked; where violent sorrow seems / A modern ecstasy. The dead man’s knell / Is there scarce asked for who, and good men’s lives / Expire before the flowers in their caps, / Dying or ere they sicken.” William Shakespeare – Macbeth: Act IV, scene vii.
(Note: “Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air / Are made, not marked” means no one pays attention as they have become so common they are now unremarkable.)
ChukLitl Premium Member about 3 years ago
Off buttons are lovely things.
Cheapskate0 about 3 years ago
For those looking for a 911 tribute strip, check out Dick Tracy.
pcshearer, I’m with you today.
sandflea about 3 years ago
The internet will kill us all.
Kip Williams about 3 years ago
“These cries for help from all the victims of disasters that don’t affect us are really taking the joy out of our frolicking. Just switch ’em off, there you go.”