OMG! That Salami Bologna guy is dead!
Around this time, everyone and their brother was hawking whatever 9/11 commemorative coin, plate, t-shirt, sticker, license plate, etc., they could quickly churn out. Certainly, Americans couldn’t be expected to not make a quick buck off of a horrific tragedy in the tackiest ways imaginable. Why, that would be totally socialistic and stuff!
It all fed into the jingoistic/nationalist and patently un-American post-9/11 mindset.
Clearly, I have not forgotten 9/11. I have given enough anecdotal evidence that I do, indeed, remember 9/11. That’s part of the problem. This above detailed mindset pretty much tapered off until I popped onto Facebook this evening and saw half of my friends list celebrating the death of bin Laden. (Which — despite claims to the contrary — did not officially occur until May 1st, 2011. To be honest, I’m more inclined to believe the claims than the “official” account; I just find it a little implausible that bin Laden was just chillin this entire time.)
Fourth GT piece located here. You know the drill by now. Go to Gonzo Times, read it, like it, share it.
