I can’t believe I stumbled on this today. It’s not a joke or Photoshop job, no Oklahoma has gone off the deep end with its blind patriotism. Never mind the fact that it’s not longer called the “War on Terror“, the Okies are too patriotic to call it anything else! One problem, where’s the damn Pentagon!?

Awhile back I posted somewhere (can’t find it) that , in the aftermath of 9/11, folks tied to the Pentagon attack must have felt like the forgotten step-children of the whole 9/11 whirlwind. Everything dealt with the World Trade Center. Sure more people died when the towers fell, but are we so callous a society that body count dictates whether we memorialize something? Or is it just based on the shear sensationalism of the event. I mean, that plane only took out one section of the Pentagon. The destruction and carnage in DC was nothing compared to the absolute horror of downtown Manhattan.

I’m really not trying to be mean. I just despise this kind of blind nationalism. Not only is it embarrassing to me as an American, but this kind of thing can be dangerous. Here is a state encouraging its inhabitants to celebrate war! Not only that, but celebrate one of the most divisive and controversial wars since Vietnam. Bad Idea™.

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