Seeing Americans massing in front of the White House cheering at the death of another human being really freaked me out. I know the dude was the orchestrator of horrible mass murdering plots which resulted in the death of thousands, American and others, but it was still bizarre to see these white, young folk with ignorantly blissed out expressions on their faces.
Kristie and I made some commentary on it while watching it all. And I thought it odd that we went straight for a kill instead of a capture. Then not a minute after expressing that concern, Wolfe Blitzer explained that Obama had given the directive that bin Laden could be taken dead or alive.
Death is so final, though. He doesn't get to pay for anything, doesn't have to suffer discomfort or lonliness, or any of the other varied and torturous human emotions that one so heinous should be made to feel. No, let us dumb young American's prance about cheering at the death of a killer, further perpetuating the hate that fueled his attacks against us in the first place.
Kristie and I made some commentary on it while watching it all. And I thought it odd that we went straight for a kill instead of a capture. Then not a minute after expressing that concern, Wolfe Blitzer explained that Obama had given the directive that bin Laden could be taken dead or alive.
Death is so final, though. He doesn't get to pay for anything, doesn't have to suffer discomfort or lonliness, or any of the other varied and torturous human emotions that one so heinous should be made to feel. No, let us dumb young American's prance about cheering at the death of a killer, further perpetuating the hate that fueled his attacks against us in the first place.
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