So it's 9/11 and apparently some pretty somber stuff is going on in the country (I wouldn't know, I am hiding in my room, drinking cold medicine." 9/11 did some pretty interesting things to this country. Homeland Security is a household word, some people STILL don't want to fly, and the military actually has too many people, for the first time in a LONG time. And let's not forget the fact that we now had a "reason" to mess around in Iraq. 9/11 will probably be one of those "defining dates," one of those times that we will tell our grandchildren about, just like our grandparents told us about when we dropped the bombs on Japan. It has become one of those rare "where were you when..." moments, moments that draw us all together, and yet, in the grand scheme of things, did nothing to make us a stronger country. We still fight amongst ourselves, like little children. Only little children are more tolerant then we adults are.

9/11 drew us together, and yet is helping to tear us apart. Now we have someone new to hate, outside our country. But in the country, some of us hate anyone who is, or might be, middle eastern. We really don't learn, do we? We hid japanese americans in camps during WWII, and we still use racial profiling in our police work (we say we don't, but let's be honest here, it is an easy way to narrow things down, now isn't it?) And let's not forget Matthew Shepard and the wonderful people who beat him to death. We (and I mean we as a generalization, not as each individual) need to start learning to live together, because hey, we are all one country. So stop this bullshit about he's different and she's different. Not to sound cliche, but everybody get together, try to love one another right now.

Hmmmmm....guess that was building for a while. Glad I got to rant. Time to take more cold medicine!