Reply #16: thank you.

[firehorse]

I feel no jubilation, no joy what so ever. The urge to cheerlead, wave a flag has not over taken my spirit.

As someone who watched the world trade center crumble in front of my eyes from my lower east side roof, I am sickened by all of this faux patriotism and nationalism.

Things like single payer healthcare would make me feel jubilant enough to wave a flag. Things like a smaller military would make me wave a flag, so would a thriving middle class and quality cheap education for all. The past ten years turned a lot of Americans into violent embracing people who embraced water boarding and places like Gitmo, it turned our government into a climate that gave us illegal wire tapping. Thousands died, more are physically and morally injured through the experience of war. I find no reason to celebrate this latest distraction.

I'd feel a little bit better if Osama was taken alive, was put in jail, and we utilized our legal system and american principles such as due process to prosecute over secret military hit men.