I have never written a diary before, and this is not a long one, but I just have to rant...
I am ashamed of our self-centered, self-important, self-righteous nation.
I rarely watch the morning news anymore, finding the talking heads to be inane and infuriating. However, I turned it on this morning, looking for up-to-date information on the train bombings in India. As the Today Show opened, the leader line went something like this:
"Security is heightened in major American cities this morning following the bombings in the financial district of Mumbai."
Not "India deals with the tragic aftermath of the brutal, coordinated bombings of yesterday" Not "A nation grieves after nearly 200 are killed and over 700 are wounded in train bombings".
No, it's all about America.
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