Disunited States of America - Gun Fetish
I remember after 9/11 I saw American unity on display for the world to see. It did not matter what race or religion they were, at that time none of that mattered because they were all Americans. It reminded me of that famous quote by Isoroku Yamamoto after the Pearl Harbor attack. “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve”. I am not sure if that quote was real or something made up to sell a movie, but the 9/11 attacks reminded me of that moment. It was also at that time that I heard defiant Americans with flags waving declaring that “These colors don't run”. That unity was beautiful and wonderful to watch. However, all that American unity lasted about a week or two tops, before it was back to American disunity. No Symbolic Unity For these people. NEW YORK - A statue based on the famous photograph of the flag-raising at the World Trade Center site is being criticized because the three white firefighters in the picture have been trans...