tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post8485161531397451184..comments2023-12-24T00:14:00.742-06:00Comments on Cup O' Joel: Post-9/11 unity isn't coming backUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-34710946910084621842011-09-09T18:11:58.717-05:002011-09-09T18:11:58.717-05:00You're right in the narrow political arena. I ...You're right in the narrow political arena. I think you're likely wrong if you step away from national politics. Since 9/11 we've had other moments of national unity, however fleeting (and the unity of 9/11 was pretty fleeting also ... for me it fled as soon as GWB said "the rest of the world will hear you soon") -- I don't recall great rifts revealed and exasperated by Joplin, e.g. Or was that disaster just too small to reveal such things?BMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947613204564630859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-2905277953428780442011-09-09T12:02:25.843-05:002011-09-09T12:02:25.843-05:00Kelly: I'm not endorsing this state of affairs...Kelly: I'm not endorsing this state of affairs. It's a bit of a lament, actually.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753052418658482508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-61065137232756121722011-09-09T11:57:31.012-05:002011-09-09T11:57:31.012-05:00Yes, Joel. Your point of view is indeed more nihi...Yes, Joel. Your point of view is indeed more nihilistic than usual. I had no knowledge you had absorbed so much of the toxin that was injected into our society on 9/11. You mainlined it, apparently, a direct injection into your heart. And that makes me profoundly sad. Please give yourself a wide margin of grace for being human, for being in a terribly dark place now with your body full of pain, and for being dependent upon the unknown to supply your needs.<br /><br />It will get better, if you let it. You are loved by many people too numerous to note here, and though it may not be important to you, I love you too. DaKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595185535292546962noreply@blogger.com