tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post115797307261620800..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Fading Into Memory (a repost)Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-1158123165030931942006-09-13T00:52:00.000-04:002006-09-13T00:52:00.000-04:00Well said!I personally don't know of anyone who ha...Well said!<BR/><BR/>I personally don't know of anyone who has genuinely forgotten about 9/11/01 -- if anything, it seems to have been shoved down our throats at every opportunistic point by the Republicans (particularly in electoral races).<BR/><BR/>I also remember the WTC bombing of '93, and NO braggardly statements from any of our government officials (which included a Democratic White House and the "New Republican" Congress at the time, of course) in the eight years between '93 and '01.<BR/><BR/>Of course 9-11-01 was more significant, but there has been a clear difference between the two in terms of political exploitation and fear-mongering. The Bush II Admin seems to think that they can justify anything if a reference to September 11th is made in the same sentence or a preceding one.<BR/><BR/>mark72Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com