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What to do with 9/11? The date is significant but there seems no consensus on the proper observance. Reverend Rich Lang of Trinity United thought it would be a good time to call for government and press accountability to the citizenry and proposed a general strike, student walkout, and picketing of commercial media. At first I thought this would be a good idea, but in the end I boarded my usual morning bus packed with people on the way to their jobs and worked my butt off on a Tuesday much like the Tuesday 6 years ago--sunny with clear blue skies, the only difference being planes continued to fly, helping to color the horizon. After work, John, Josh and I went down to the strip in Alki where tricked out lowriders were cruising, people on Rollerblades pushed babystrollers, and a large crowd was gathered on the beach bopping along as a big band played happy tunes and a fireboat arced 4 streams of water high in the air. Neither protest nor solemn occasion, it seemed the day was chosen for a celebration and rededication of a newly refurbished miniature Statue of Liberty. It's important to remember liberty, especially because since 9/11 it is more a concept than a practice among a populace that is cowed, complacent, and distracted--present company included. |
