We, as a country, were fairly well united last Saturday morning. The media was filled with emotionally draining pictures of the twin towers attack in New York City. Often, I had to put down the newspapers or walk away from the television. It brought back too many bad memories of that nightmarish time, as first responders sifted through the rubble, looking for bodies of 3,000 victims. Last week, politicians solemnly declared that the 20th anniversary of that event would unite all American’s in sorrow and grief. But did Sept 11 2021 unite us?
On Saturday night, we heard a couple of loud explosive booms nearby. Cherry bombs? I thought they were illegal. . Looked out the window, and saw a parade of trucks with American Flags and Trump posters slowly making it’s noisy way down the street in front of our house. Presume they were going throughout the city. How was this supposed to help unify the country?
On Sunday afternoon, I turned on my computer and checked the various news outlets. MSNBC, CNN and Fox News, especially, since they’re the most biased. And guess what? It was business as usual. Trump bashing/ Biden defending vs Biden bashing/ Trump defending/. As an example, Headlines:
MNBC: Trump plans to spend 9/11 anniversary at Casino boxing match.
CNN: Biden has every right to dismiss Kellyanne Conway
Fox: Army veteran blasts feckless, incompetent administration for Afghan failure.
Couldn’t all of them have waited just one more day before resuming their divisive diatribes? Are they afraid the Biden and Trump haters might mingle in unity for a day or so? Maybe even show some understanding of each others’ feelings? Cable news ratings might nosedive while people of opposing viewpoints sat down and had a beer together. And the media won’t let that happen.
Did Sept 22, 2021 unite us? I don’t think so.