Resolve-Redux

While I’ve been noticeably absent around here lately, I felt that today was too important to not post anything. I said about all I wanted to say last year. Here it is again. Please take a moment today to remember the 9/11 victims and their families.

I had a different post ready to go for today, but it wouldn’t be appropriate. I usually like to keep it light-hearted and funny, but today isn’t a day for light-heartedness. I have a problem. I have a problem with those that would be happier if this day would pass as any other day; mundane, and without consequence. With those that say; “Don’t show those horrible pictures, they’re too hard to watch”. They are wrong. Those images may be hard to watch, but that is precisely why they need to be seen. Sticking your head in the sand and hoping it goes away doesn’t work. Pretending that by ignoring the reality of that day will lessen it’s impact is the act of a cowardly soul. There are children standing on a stage at Ground Zero at this very moment reading the names of their parents and other victims. At the same time, there are people in offices and kitchens wallowing in ignorance and the false idea that diplomacy and love will take care of everything. That’s a wonderful idea, if only a foolish one. The barbarians that flew 4 airplanes into buildings and a field in Pennsylvania have no interest in diplomacy or love. Their sole reason for living is to see to it that you die. Why is it that some people can’t understand that concept? Why would someone who would surely fight to the death to protect their children believe that their country should practice pacifism in the face of Radical Islam? Why would someone who lives in the longest sustained democracy in human history turn a complacent blind eye to a movement that seeks to enslave them? The goal of Radical Islam is to convert the infidels (us); if conversion fails, the alternative is death. Those are your options. Agree with their religious ideology, or be killed. I think the right option is easy to choose; others don’t see it as clearly.

For the people that are in their offices or kitchens today wondering how the world got this screwed up; I have a question for you: Do you fully understand the sacrifice that has been laid at your feet that allows you to be so narcissistic? Can you even fathom the thought of walking off of a boat on the beaches of Normandy, knowing that you were probably going to die? Would you have been part of the rebellion on Flight 93 knowing that even if you took over the plane that you were most likely going to perish in a horrific plane crash? Could you stare out of a gaping hole in the side of your WTC office and have the courage to look for other survivors before trying to find your way out? Would you walk away from a 4 million dollar NFL contract to enlist in the Army to defend your country? I didn’t think so.

Complacency is the cancer that kills free thinking people. You don’t turn away from these images because they are too hard to look at; you turn towards them explicitly because they are.

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Muskrat

Wow…Nuke Dad getting all up in our grills and shit. Glad you took some time to write today, friend.

(NukeDad) Just callin’ it like I see it.

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Sep 11, 2009 @ 8:33 am

Karen

As true today as it was last year and the past 8 years.

(NukeDad) Thanks, Karen. Some people need to wake up.

Karen´s last blog ..Three Cheers for July 30th

Sep 11, 2009 @ 2:19 pm

WeaselMomma

Thanks for re-posting this. The world is a scary place and some people refuse to acknowledge it. Thanks for calling a spade a spade.

(NukeDad) Too many ostriches in the world today.

WeaselMomma´s last blog ..Get Ready To Read, or Not!

Sep 11, 2009 @ 7:04 pm

Keith Wilcox

well, said! I had the same feeling. I had another more lighthearted post today, but I couldn’t post it. I had to take the time to remember and to put aside my narcissism for long enough to reflect on the true sacrifice that people have made in the last 8 years. So many have decided to try to forget — and I find that unacceptable. It’s so nice to read things like this and see that the world has not gone completely insane yet. There are still folks who care to take time to say what needs saying. So — thanks.

(NukeDad) Thanks for stopping by, Keith; looking the other way and hoping things get better isn’t the solution that some think it is.

Keith Wilcox´s last blog ..Chris Larrabee

Sep 12, 2009 @ 12:03 am

PJ Mullen

I’m with you on this, the images are tough to look at, but that is the whole point of it. I lost a number of friends who were working in the towers that day. It bothers me to no end when people want to forget because it is “too hard”. Life is hard, and the men and women that ran into those burning towers that didn’t get out with those that were in there deserve better than that.

(NukeDad) I’m with you, PJ; I don’t understand people some times. What’s the old saying? “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”

PJ Mullen´s last blog ..The Steely Dad Half a M.I. Sandwich

Sep 15, 2009 @ 2:26 pm

New Dad Chris

Even being in Canada, Sept 11th has a place in our hearts. It is good to see that you were able to take the time to write this post.

Cheers,

(NukeDad) Thanks, Chris. I think most people view this as an attack on the USA, but it was actually an attack on the civilized world.

New Dad Chris´s last blog ..Wrapped Around Her Little Finger

Sep 15, 2009 @ 8:29 pm

tom

Thanks for the reminder. It is very hard for some, myself included, to really and truly grasp the sacrifice that others have made so that we can go on. I have zero patience for those who rant about how we brought the tragedy of 9-11 upon ourselves by our intolerant and arrogant behavior, and that if we remained peaceful everything would be fine. They can’t accept that these people simply want us all to die. It’s mind-boggling that they can be so dense.

(NukeDad) True Tom, so true. Unfortunately. I wonder how they’d feel if an RPG was shot into their kids’ school? Would it be the kids’ fault? The Principals?

tom´s last blog ..Michael, a Parenting Tool

Sep 16, 2009 @ 11:40 am

Mr. Man

I have often said that the general pop-culture oriented American populace has a short memory. The intensity of 9/11 should be felt every day. Or at least remembered. I would like for it to be a nat’l day of mourning (officially), but I’m afraid it would turn into just another day to cook out or go to the beach. Sad, really.

(NukeDad) Agreed, Mr. Man; too many ostriches putting their heads in the sand.

Mr. Man´s last blog ..Fatherhood Friday: Friday Night Lights

Sep 24, 2009 @ 1:22 pm