Posted by Dinah on September 28, 2001, at 11:32:40
In reply to Re: Terror's emotional effects-the horror in NY, posted by Krazy Kat on September 28, 2001, at 10:56:10
I wasn't going to post anything on this subject either. But I didn't want you to think you were alone in your opinions. The whole thing is so distressing, and it is bringing up a lot of reactions that are raw, and have a lot to do with our prior beliefs and feelings about our country. I myself am no war advocate, but I can see the difference between military actions designed to defend our country from any future unwarranted acts of aggression and retaliation. I am aware that there are those who would dispute my use of the word "unwarranted", but when you think of all those people going to work, or trying to help others, who were killed - and even worse, all the loved ones of those people, "unwarranted" seems to fit, regardless of any unwise decisions our government has made in the past.
However, I am still very much in the mourning phase, and the awed appreciation for the rescue workers and the passengers on the plane in PA and it is very hard for me to be supportive of certain posts, although I am trying hard to separate them (the posts) from the posters. I am trying to remember the flat unemotional feeling that I felt while on Luvox (I couldn't feel anything when my beloved dog died), and I am wondering if that has anything to do with sar's problems in feeling the intensity of our loss.
Thanks, krazy kat, for bringing us the images that TV doesn't show us and for reminding us of the humanity of this moment.
poster:Dinah
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