tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post3727157771077842981..comments2023-10-15T07:37:14.610-06:00Comments on Fish Hatchery: The morning after the morning after the night i found outFish Nat!onhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06054996160215565847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-59586856681619589772011-08-29T22:23:48.098-06:002011-08-29T22:23:48.098-06:00Although I do agree,you absolutely must read Extre...Although I do agree,you absolutely must read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closesimply judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248840209148801878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-1534970053662827082011-05-05T08:52:29.145-06:002011-05-05T08:52:29.145-06:00I wholeheartedly agree.
Counterpoints:
First of ...I wholeheartedly agree.<br /><br />Counterpoints:<br /><br />First of all, most of the party-goers were too young to know who OBL is -- they are just looking for a party, so it's hard too read too deeply into what their parties say about the state of the American psyche. <br /><br />Second, I agree that darkness cannot drive out darkness (as a physical principle), but that is a pretty superficial analogy. Darkness is different than evil. Darkness is the absense of light. Darkness, by definition cannot spread to lighted places because it only exists when there is no light. Evil, on the other hand, is not merely the absence of goodness -- evil can spread to infect and then defeat goodness. So while darkness need not be "stopped" because it cannot spread, evil must be stopped. When someone who spreads evil is killed, his power to spread evil is (arguably) diminished. While darkness cannot dispel darkness, killing a killer might actually prevent further killing.<br /><br />third, there is at least some precedent for rejoicing at the defeat of evil (Revelations 12:10).<br /><br />I don't think it is becoming of us to throw a national pep rally when we kill someone, but I also don't think it is wrong to feel more than just "closure" -- happiness at the neutralization of a threat is not out of line.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326891647265747700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-30350388754464654942011-05-04T15:43:45.604-06:002011-05-04T15:43:45.604-06:00This post made my laugh until I cried. Specificall...This post made my laugh until I cried. Specifically the part about ripping off one's shirt, pouring beer all over, and running around with a roman candle in each hand. <br /><br />You better believe that's how I'm going to celebrate my birthday this year.<br /><br />But besides being hilarious, this post was dead-on. I am really confused by all the celebrating. But, like you, I didn't know anyone who died in 9/11.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839872367775681894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-18302451370822708952011-05-03T23:44:00.797-06:002011-05-03T23:44:00.797-06:00Part of that quote was misattributed to MLK- the f...Part of that quote was misattributed to MLK- the first sentence.Fish Nat!onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054996160215565847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-63495650959562022732011-05-03T22:46:31.511-06:002011-05-03T22:46:31.511-06:00Completely agree with you. I'm one of those th...Completely agree with you. I'm one of those that posted that quote from Martin Luther King. I thought it summed up my view beautifully.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565086196959762653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-7871232514186828612011-05-03T16:41:01.622-06:002011-05-03T16:41:01.622-06:00i really appreciate this post. on my way to the su...i really appreciate this post. on my way to the subway yesterday, the front page of "the daily news" showed a huge picture of obama. and a title that read "rot in hell." and it didn't sit well with me either. living in new york city (not during 9/11, but a few years after and presently), i was privy to all of the celebrations yesterday. and i found it disturbing. for lack of a better word. equally disturbing was the fact that obama is all about using this as his claim to fame, but i will not turn my comment on your blog into a rant about my disdain for democrats...i heart betseyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842370267031383958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965270188397140652.post-69807638274594595622011-05-03T14:07:19.863-06:002011-05-03T14:07:19.863-06:00I 100% agree. I was feeling a little uneasy about ...I 100% agree. I was feeling a little uneasy about all the "USA!" and I couldn't quit put my finger on why. There's a really great blog post on huffington post called "celebrating a death" that pretty much summed it up for me. We are better than that. <br /><br />And also, how does this change anything? I'm sure terrorist across the world have all given up their crazy ways since bin laden was personally instructing each and every one of them.Tarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107218136676241318noreply@blogger.com