{"id":4393,"date":"2003-09-10T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2003-09-10T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=4393"},"modified":"2003-09-10T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2003-09-10T19:01:03","slug":"the_rest_is_sil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/09\/10\/the_rest_is_sil.html","title":{"rendered":"The rest is silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

A proposal here to Unplug on 9\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To honor all those who lost their lives in the 9\/11\/2001 attacks (and all those who have lost their lives since as a direct result of them), I propose that we turn off our computers and stay off the internet all day on 9\/11\/2003.<\/p>\n

Hmmm. Why?<\/p>\n

1. Silence and reflection are an appropriate response to such an indescribably ugly day and to all the ugliness that has been created in its wake.<\/p>\n

So are shouting and screaming. So are reflections on the tragedy, screeds of anger, poems of hope, and reaching out to others.<\/p>\n

2. A day of disconnection from the Internet will create one less means by which unscupulous people <\/a>can tell us how to feel about our country and ourselves.<\/p>\n

Right. Better to let the “unscrupulous people” put forward their nefarious agenda without anyone to disagree about it. That makes sense.<\/p>\n

3. The SoBig.F worm and other disruptive programs may be preparing for larger, more damaging attacks on 9\/11. Let’s withhold host bodies from these parasitic infections. A computer with its power turned off cannot be infected by a computer virus, nor can it pass that virus on to other unsuspecting users.<\/p>\n

Right. Live in fear of computer viruses. And if you keep your computer permanently turned off, it won’t ever <\/i>get infected or used as a zombie.<\/p>\n

4. I really just want to see if I’ve got the willpower.<\/p>\n

Well, that’s not a bad reason. Though I’d reserve that for Lent. (Hmmmmm …)<\/p>\n

My opinion? It’s better to stay connected. If someone is expressing an opinion about 9\/11 and what it means, and you agree — great! The power of community was one of the lessons of that day. If someone says something you disagree with — wonderful! The strength of differing opinions and the freedom to express them is another valuable lesson from that day.<\/p>\n

There are any number of folks who will try to hijack 9\/11 to their purpose. That’s what makes a horse race. Some of it will be touching, some of it will be maudlin and cloying, some of it will be inspiring, and some of it will be enraging. <\/p>\n

But that’s both the strength and the weakness of living in a society. Sitting in a darkened room to avoid hearing opinions you don’t like — from whatever end of whichever political spectrum you’re overly sensitive to — is to let them have the field.<\/p>\n

But if you want to have some quiet time and reflection — well, yeah, that’s okay, too. Just do it for the right reason — out of strength, not out of fear.<\/p>\n

Whatever you do on 9\/11, don’t let anyone dictate it to you, and don’t let anyone take it from you. Your feelings, your values, and your country are your own.<\/p>\n

That I can agree with.<\/p>\n

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