Thomas Mc Blog

Is the bogus 'war on terror' fading away to be replaced by the 'war on porn?'

We’re told the 9/11 attacks changed everything for America--that they ushered us in to a new and more dangerous world, where we could no longer afford old illusions. If we take its full lessons, the disaster of Hurricane Katrina challenges us even more profoundly.

9/11 may have indeed changed our world forever, though the brief window of real discussion it fostered quickly closed, and we were left with false myths about how the only way to view the situation was as a war between ultimate good and ultimate evil. We now have a chance to heed the lessons of New Orleans and Katrina, with consequences potentially far worse than 9/11 if we don’t. We can start conversations, in every corner of our country, about the disasters lessons and causes, and how to move forward in a way that honors the exiled and addresses the disaster’s complex roots. We can call for accountability, from our media and political leaders. We can treat this tragedy as a call to commitment in a way that too few of us did after 9/11. It’s up to us how we respond to the power of its warning.

The people in the streets this weekend will be speaking loud and clear, and reflecting the sentiments of the general public. It's too bad our government refused to listen to us before invading Iraq. It's time they start listening now.

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