Posted by Mair on September 27, 2001, at 22:34:02
In reply to Re: Terror's emotional effects » sar, posted by Wendy B. on September 26, 2001, at 22:06:59
>I don't want to take sides here. Sar did sound insensitive, but we know that she is not unfeeling. I do think that this tragedy is so unfathomable- so much so that it's difficult to feel connected if it hasn't touched you in some personal way. I've tried to force myself to feel more connected - I read every possible article, particularly those about people who lost loved ones, but it gets pretty numbing. I think I will feel it's emotional effects more acutely as i see it changing my life and those of people around me. This can include things as seemingly mundane as trips not taken, income diminished etc. As shallow as it may sound, these are the things that may make some people feel the most "connected" to this.
Mair
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> > this is what i was trying to post on in an earlier thread, except i think it may have been misinterpreted by a few (i.e., i was discussing my emotional response rather than the crisis on a political, macro level). i feel really disconnected from all of it even though i've an uncle in NYC and another in Alexandria, VA. i just don't know what to think.
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> > i don't think anyone deserved to die, god no, but my own personal emotional take onit is that the U.S . is dominant, exploitative, and i can underatnd how other countries would resent that to a fatal degree.
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> > i don't support that fatal degree, it's just that i sit here well-fed and pampered enjou=ying varying degrees of liberty while other suffer harsh climates and edgy rocks, tough religion and fright.
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> > an emotional level? it has not hit me yet. really i don't think it will until i'm unable to afford shopping at the mall anymore.
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> > rilly.
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> > love,
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> > sarthesecretmallrat
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