Remembering 9/11...

Okay before you think the Salted One is going all sentimental on your ass, let me say first of all that this post falls under the "rants" category. I've broached this subject before in my old blog, so longtime readers won't be unfamiliar with the sentiment. Secondly, let me say that I have nothing but solemn respect for those who lost their lives 5 years ago.

Basically, I can sum it up in this. Last night Mister Litelysalted and I were watching TV and a commercial came on for a gold and silver 9/11 commemorative coin that had a relief of Twins Towers which raised up off the coin like a pop-up book, boasting that it was made from silver which was actually recovered from ground zero. It was the most gaudy and obscene thing I've ever seen in my life, and I said "You know, there's people out there that probably think 9/11 was like, the best thing ever ."

I typically don't use this blog as a political outlet, for the most part, even though I am one of the many Americans that are unwaveringly anti-Bush and have a total lack of faith in the current administration. That said, I believe the way Bush manipulated and exploited this tragedy was outrageous and vulgar. But what's worse is that I think it caused a ripple effect to the general public which is still very much visible 5 years later. By example of the President, it somehow became okay to exploit 9/11. No, not okay. Patriotic.

How else would it even be remotely acceptable to release not one but two major motion pictures about 9/11 just a scant few years after the attacks occurred? Did they start production on these films before the dust even settled? Or a dramatized miniseries on the anniversary, containing fictionalized scenes seemingly contrived for the purpose of political slander? Hell, I'm one of the few people who thought releasing a fictional love story about Pearl Harbor was crass!

It's fucking offensive, and more people should be pissed off. Regardless of whether or not we've been ingrained to think it's "unpatriotic" to feel that way. The exploitation upsets me as much as the tragedy itself. These people that died, they weren't martyrs. They were just your everyday average people, and I think it's about time that we, as a country, start showing them some respect by not fucking capitalizing off their deaths at every turn.

If you agree with what I'm saying at all, do yourself a favor and turn off the TV today. The news outlets must look forward to the 9/11 anniversary the way a kid waits for Christmas. You can pay your respects without the aide of a jacked up Fox News anchor and some flashy anniversary graphics.

Do you think I'm way off base? Maybe I am. Well if that's the case, than go find yourself a World Trade Center Touch Lamp and pick me up a 9/11 Remembrance Bear while you're at it.