As you all know, (if you don't know, you are seriously living in a cave) it was just announced last night that Osama bin Laden is dead. Yay? What? YAY?! Um, hello guys, this is a human being's life! I remember when I was young, looking at pictures from wartime and post "victories." Okay, you can start to see what side of the fence I'm on. They disturbed me when I was younger and they disturb me now. Of course, during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, we have paintings to go off of, but it is still disturbing to me, as is this picture:
Let's look at the crowd. Mostly white. Should that come as a surprise in a racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic nation? I think not. Most of these people appear to be in the college age. They were young when the twin towers were attacked (as was I). I was too young (and against) to understand the reason why we were going to Iraq and Afghanistan. Are they educated about the war on terrorism? Probably not. I guess I missed the reason why we are celebrating this man's death. Yes, he did some horrible things. A lot of people have done horrible things. It doesn't mean death is okay or even a celebration. This picture looks like a typical college party. What is okay about this?
In a world of injustice where capitalism fuels extreme gaps between the wealthy and the poor, it shouldn't be a surprise that people are going to be pissed about it and try to do something about it. "Wake up, America."
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