9/11

OK, so it's the weekend, and in a short while it will be ten years since the world realised that there are a whole bunch of certifiable nutters out and about. And not just in the USA. Or anywhere else. They are all over! They are a fifth column, that has been allowed to infiltrate all countries, and all manner of jobs and positions, with the sole aim (so it seems) of bringing down the West. I live in the West, and I object to being 'brought down'. Since I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent person, not very rich, working hard to keep the bills at bay, why should I be expected to tolerate this group of too-keen-to-die-hards?
Because of international agreements, and wholesale lies on the part of not a few people, we have had our hands tied most of the time. The USA lied to everyone else about WMD in Iraq, so we pooled the resources, and invaded. Why, when there was so much else going on in the world? The troops must now be sick of Afghanistan, and it seems that we STILL can't sort that mess out, either. So we have been dragged into another Vietnam - a war that no-one wanted, no-one wants, but no-one knows how to stop. And then we have the post-war stuff - PTSS. The troops came back from Vietnam and could not adjust to civvy street - why should we expect the survivors of the current wars to be 'perfect', and get back on a Wednesday, and then be down the job market, looking for a job, as if 'nothing happened'? Ticking timebombs...:(
During the last 10 years, what have we learned? I suppose that we, the public, can still be lied to by a whole load of people, much as we have been lied to for centuries. A sort of 'vested interest' mentality. I am in charge, and I do not need to tell you anything at all, and I can mislead you any time I feel I need to. The have learned that we are close to meltdown - financially we can all just fall apart overnight. If the main financial institutions cannot be trusted, then we should all take our money out, and keep it under the mattress. It's probably just as safe.
We have learned that there are a lot of different people out there, some of which just cannot be 'got along' with. These are the people that you would not turn your back on, because you will probably get stabbed - literally.
Since we started the new millennium on such high expectations, it very quickly soured, and to be honest, I think a lot of people are still scarred from the antics of 10 years ago. It's hard not to be. Having personally been very shaken by that insane day, 10 years ago (although I was nowhere near any of it) I have gone through a painful separation and divorce, as she seemed to decide that she couldn't stick around. Washed her hands of me. Ran away. Her entire family have had no contact since. Even to see if I'm still here. Not a phone call. Well, their choice, but it still hurts, as I'm sure a lot of people will be, this weekend. My best wishes to those hurt by the craziest day I hope to ever experience, 10 years ago, and although it is difficult some days, try to build a better future for yourself.