The Evil Twin Theory

Canadian moves to New York City to seek fortune as a songwriter. Hijinks and culture shock ensue.
(Note: This was my previous blog, which ran in this form (but with a different template) for the better part of five years. For my current whereabouts, go to tonyhightower.com.)

Monday, September 17, 2001

NEWS FLASH: WAR IS STILL STUPID
I write too much about this stuff (I write too much in general - more than anything else in this life I need a good editor - you know one?), but does anyone really believe that Afghanistan or Osama bin Laden or whoever poses a real threat to the U.S.? Sure, we should get him and his posse or whoever else was involved, find them, try them, yeah, rock on, but please, don't give me this We're At War crap.

This is not war. It's a worldwide manhunt for a criminal, a murderer with the blood of thousands on his hands. But that's it. This ain't even Iraq bombing Kuwait, let alone Pearl Harbor.

Here's my meme. Say it with me now. The United States has not been attacked by a People. It's been attacked by a Person. And despite all the (manufactured?) evidence to the contrary, it's still possible that this person, whoever they are, had financial or logistical help from people who (*treason alert here*) might not have even had brown skin, who believed in a different god (like the Christian one, or the money one, or the power one), may have had other interests, other motives that the news outlets have jumped right over in their quest for a clean, simple story.

This is the worst possible time to get ignorant.