Screaming Penguin - Source Does Matter

I know, nay, hope this title will elicit the greatest response possible to this title. Then, I want to make my point.

Here is the thing about VT or 9/11: Americans coming to grips with the fact that they might die randomly at any point for no reason. This, is not to be underestimated in existentialist poetry or philosophy. Still, let's pony up:

The real world is much much worse.

When I was a child we weren't afraid of dying randomly. That was a factor. But really, we were afraid of ***the world ending***. It is really hard to underestimate the end of the world on children. The idea that a few thousand people die is, quaint. Quaint like Gonzales calls the Geneva Conventions. They are anachronistic to Titus, himself out of place, shows us that the Romans were, basically, morally reprehensible.

Just to clarify for those who want the most inflammatory sound byte from my post:

Shakespeare was a totalitarian fascist.
The US is no better.