Two worlds

[oloriel]

See, this is exactly what I meant.
It's this totally different way of thinking:
American: OMG London was bombed! Let's cancel anything that might even remotely remind anyone of these terrible events, because OMG denial is SO IMPORTANT.
British: Och, aye. It's terrible. Who's up for War of the Worlds tonight?

Because the best way to show the terrorists that they did not win is to show them that life goes on, and that their despicable acts did not change the world's course around the sun.

Which is not meant to mock the victims, belittle what happened or say that Americans are bad and wrong. I love you people, I hope you know that. Except for your president, him I love not. It's only media. And there are wise Americans and dramatizing Brits, too.
But you can't help but notice.

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Seht ihr, genau das hab ich gemeint.
Das sind so diese total unterschiedlichen Denkansätze.
Amerikanisch: OMG London wurde bombardiert! Alles, was auch nur annähernd an diese schröcklichen Dinge erinnern könnte, muss sofort entfernt werden, weil OMG Verdrängung ist SO WICHTIG.
Britisch: Och, aye. Das ist furchtbar. Wer kommt heute Abend mit in Krieg der Welten?

Denn die beste Art, den Terroristen zu zeigen, dass sie eben nicht gewonnen haben, ist, dass man ihnen zeigt, dass das Leben weitergeht, und dass ihre Gräueltaten den Weg der Erde um die Sonne nicht geändert haben.

Was jetzt keinesfalls Spott gegen die Opfer, Verniedlichung der Ereignisse oder Schimpf auf die Amerikaner sein soll. Es sind ja auch erstmal nur die Medien. Es gibt ja auch vernünftige Amerikaner und überreagierende Briten.
Es ist halt nur irgendwie auffällig.


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Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/macalla_/]

Absolut, total und ungeteilt deiner Meinung!

[fuchs.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. Reign of Fire has Shirtless Bale? Must! See!

[littleshebear.livejournal.com]

I was really worried when I heard about the attack because I knew that there were explosions at two stations that a very good friend of mine uses on a daily basis, I knew I'd never get her on her mobile so I was just bouncing off the walls for about an hour waiting for her to email or update her LJ. I wouldn't have been in the mood for jokes then but afterwards? Hell, I found those metaquotes funny. Laughter is a great way of relieving tension, bring on the mock I say.

[majinbakahentai.livejournal.com]

American: OMG London was bombed! Let's cancel anything that might even remotely remind anyone of these terrible events, because OMG denial is SO IMPORTANT.
British: Och, aye. It's terrible. Who's up for War of the Worlds tonight?

And the Aussies sit back and say "Oh yeah, knew it would happen sooner or later, so what are you going on about?"
Of course that also applies to ourselves, being a part of this "War On Terror" it's not if we get attacked, it's when (though you won't get John Howard saying that!), although we did get pretty badly affected by Bali (half those killed in the Bali bombing were Australians).

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

*pats the Aussies* Of course you knew it mate.

Is anyone else reminded of that "World getting blown up" thing?

[majinbakahentai.livejournal.com]

The Flash video? I still love that thing!

[allamistako.livejournal.com]

Ich weiß, warum ich auf meine landsleute stolz bin...