You're angry. Accept it.

[firecat]

You might think you're angry at the people responsible, or you might think you're angry at the people who want to stomp those responsible into the ground. Or both. Or something else.

Be angry. Accept it. But don't pretend that your motives are more pure and compassionate than others'.

"Holier than thou" is exactly what leads to stuff like this. There's only a tiny step from thinking you're better than the local thug who is badmouthing Muslims and thinking you're better than the passengers on the plane you are about to use as a large bomb.

The only response to something like this is to try to get it to stop. But trying to get it to stop is also what leads to more things like this.

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[elynne.livejournal.com]

Yah... I'm a bit angry, but mostly sick, and resigned. If I could afford it, I'd plan to have lunch tomorrow at the local Mediterranean resteraunt - something tells me they could use the clientele, and the support, but money problems continue to make any kind of financial planning an extravagance. I'll try giving blood later this week, or sometime next week, when the donations are dropping off. Last time I tried I was turned away for low iron count; I'll do what I can to bring that up before I try again.

I'm just crossing my fingers and toes and praying that we won't wake up to news like this again tomorrow.