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Tue 8 Jul, 2008 03:16 am
A few days ago while I caught a wee bit of news, claiming a
"terrorist attack" in Jerusalem.
What did ACTUALLY happen? It seemed truly odd to me.
Here's a guy who is Palestinian, but he IS (& has been) an Israeli
citizen, he both lives & works in Jerusalem. Working in construction,
he operates heavy equipment. Like the front loader he drove on
this fateful day when he drove smack off the job site into the
street & traffic wreaking havoc as he smacked down the tops of
a few cars & a bus with the front loader. I don't know that anyone
was even injured.
It appeared more a case of someone "going postal" as we aptly
define this concept here in the States. Heaven knows, there are
so many, many reasons to "go postal" back here in the US and in
Jerusalem. We, the "have nots" are having the screws put to us
here, there and EVERYWHERE!!
Actually it surprises me so FEW Americans do "go postal" these
days, knowing (as we do) that:
a.] WE are SO being ripped off at the gas pumps regularly
(or supremely, depending on your flavor)
b.] We Floridians, in particular can no longer deny that our votes
never did count, haven't counted & will not count, ever. YET,
it appears the total, perfectly engineered apathy affecting
not only Florida (but the USA as a whole) is even worse than
quicksand, and it's now sucking under everyone, everything,
every single hope, dream, plan for a future - sucked right under
that smooth pretty surface so "Everything's just great out
here you all - isn't life grand?? Meanwhile, every other second
we look the other way so we needn't see friends or neighbor's
homes foreclosed on, prices killing us for any & everything;ALL
based on the price of gas. I believe this apathy is so powerful
it can stop people from even thinking about "going postal"!! And
the apathy itself, it's verwhelmng.
So was this guy exhibiting TERRORIST activity?? And why is it
always SO popular to label everything that happens these days
as: "terrorist activity??
It looked alot more like a case of "gone postal" than terrorist
activity to me. And it boggles my mind why the news wants to
call everything "TERRORIST ACTIVITY".
I will agree that "terrorist" is a catch-all label used now. It means almost anything you want it to mean. I don't know the full story about the man in Israel, and I believe the apathy and "screwing" of the public has been ongoing since long before high gas prices. The poor voters in Florida are in limbo, as per the votes. Nobody has the foresight or the will to correct the situation, it seems.
let's face it, something like that happening in jerusalem, is gonna look like more like terrorism than if it happens in cleveland
I wondered about that story myself.
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