Saturday, May 06, 2006

Go to the movies and see United 93. Go today. Don't put it off, thinking you'll catch it on DVD. Go as soon as you can. We went to see it last night...I thought it was very well done. It's very tense; even though you know the ultimate outcome, you're drawn into the passengers' plight--hoping against hope that they can disable the hijackers and land the plane. The heroism of those passengers is inspiring, especially contrasted with the cowardly acts of the terrorists on that day.

I'm dismayed that some people are saying it's "too soon" to make a movie that has anything to do with the events of 9-11-01. I think those people would rather pretend the whole thing never happened--not because of the pain of that day, but because they don't want to acknowledge that there really is evil in the world--evil that sometimes strikes out unprovoked against innocent people...evil that masquerades as a peaceful religion even as it perpetuates a culture of division and death.

The righteous anger of the American people that was stirred up that day has faded...melted away under a constant stream of self-loathing second-guessing by those who have a fundamental distrust of America...they may claim to love her, but they certainly don't take pride in being American citizens. But I digress.

I urge you in the strongest possible terms...Go today and see this movie. Remember that fateful day. Remember that there are still people in the world who want nothing more than to see the destruction of our great country. Have you forgotten already?

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