Even Amid Demands to 'Tear it Down', Americans Pause & Commemorate What Makes America Great.9/11/2020 In remembrance of the patriotism and national unity which followed the terror attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a plane crash in a Pennsylvania field, many Americans are taking time today to somberly reflect and honor the nation they are demanding to see destroyed.
"We call this, cognitive dissonance," said Dr. Leon Festinger. "It's a rather strange phenomenon where people are averse to the significant inconsistencies within their own minds. On one hand, people have spent months demanding the racist system on which America was built be torn down and then as they are pulled into a day of national remembrance, these same people quickly celebrate the very things which seem to set America apart as the greatest nation in the world." Things like the bravery displayed by the first responders who selflessly risked their lives in an effort to save others. Or the celebration of individual freedoms, which are protected by the Constitution and tolerance, both of which are deplored by the terrorists who attacked America on 9/11. "It certainly is strange to try and understand", said Festinger. "There is a certain level of disconnect which must occur when the same people making the assertion that all cops are racist, are now paying tribute to those same men and women for their courageous efforts 19 years ago. It almost makes one wonder if there is some kind of external force at work...manipulating public sentiment about police over the past three to four months. Almost as if politics is playing a role in all of this and people genuinely have a fairly positive opinion of the police." At a quick campaign stop in one of the the fly-over states he desperately needs to win, Vice President Biden said, "Today, as we remember 9/11 and the brave and innocent lives we lost that day, America is a symbol of hope for the world. A symbol of perseverance and strength. Today, America will rightly be celebrated for our tolerance, our freedoms, and our faithfulness to the American Dream. However, tomorrow—as we get back to our daily lives and return to the hostility, hatred, and national division we need to ensure Donald Trump is not reelected—we will once again take the unequivocal stance that America can't be great again, because it has never been great. It was been built on a system of injustice and prejudice that cannot be redeemed. It must be torn down and rebuilt. And I am just the man to do it." We reached out to the White House to see if Donald Trump had any official response to VP Biden's statement, but we were told the President was unavailable for comment because he was golfing at his Mar-a-Lago Club. We will be paying close attention to his Twitter feed as the most likely place to find his comments when he is available or taking a quick bathroom break. |