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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

This May Seem Mature for a Twelve Year Old

Well, you've probably heard the news. Osama Bin Laden is dead. He was killed two Sundays ago, in a big mansion house, shot in the head along with his wife and son. They wanted to have verifiable proof it was him (even though they knew, they wanted it to be verifiable), so they took a week to get a DNA test and then released the news to the public. Yay.

Why no enthusiasm in the "Yay"? I don't actually know how to feel. Someone dying isn't exactly a happy occasion. I know he is a horrible person, caused thousands of deaths, probably millions, but I can't help thinking... Maybe this is why Americans are the way they are. Why we have so many murderers, kidnappers, and sickos. Why we're known for being the rich, overprivileged guys who act out a lot. I mean, people are celebrating this guy's death. It's like the kids in America are being told "Always be sad when someone dies unless you don't like them."(This'll sound corny, but) What  does that say about our country?

Yes, I'm glad he's gone. I'm glad he won't be able to to hurt anyone else ever again. But this guy was a leader. People looked up to him, even if we didn't. He had military generals, followers, a family (which they also killed.) They put a bullet through this guy's head. And his son and wife. That would be like Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia Obama all getting shot by Bin Laden's men. Did you know that the original assassination plot for Lincoln also included the Vice President and Secretary of State (the next two in line) as well? The South would be rejoicing if it had worked. And we would be mourning.

(Here comes a really personal part. Here goes nothing.)
I don't think anyone is born bad. Something happens to them when they're kids, they're raised with certain beliefs, whatever. But no one wakes up in the morning saying "Hmmmm, what evil am I going to commit today? Bwahahahaha!" No, they all think they're making the world a better place in some way. Even Hitler thought he was doing good, eliminating all but the "Master Race". Even though these people are wrong, it's not like America never does wrong either. I mean, we pretty much started this war. We can't even keep peace among each other. Did you know the Civil War was the war with the most deaths ever? This is including the World Wars, people. Open your eyes. Life is great, but people are stupid and tend to mess it up.

Did you know that Osama Bin Laden was supposed to be killed of that Friday, not Sunday? They decided not to because the weather was bad. Think about that. For something as trivial as weather, he got three more days of life. Three more days to spend with his family, with his friends. No one should have the kind of power to just add or take away days of someone's life.

So
I'm happy he's dead.
But when it comes down to someone dying, should we really celebrate?

They're talking about releasing pictures to the press. Let's not.

This picture pretty much sums up what I feel (because I really don't know what to feel)

*Sigh* See you later.

1 comment:

  1. This exact blog was going through my head that night. Grace, you are wise beyond your years. I completely agree with everything you've said here. Amazing.

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