London

[kerravonsen]

What can I say? It seems so much worse because I know some people in the UK, yet have absolutely no way of knowing whether they are okay or not, so I just try not to think about it...

I didn't know anything about it until I happened to turn on the TV to check whether today's recording of Doctor Who turned out okay, and there it was, live coverage of police and ambulances via sattelite.

What does it say that my second thought (if not my first) was not anger at the (possible) terrorists, but worry that the politicians will do even more stupid nasty anti-humanitarian things in response? Maybe because I know it's pointless to be angry? Terrorists can't be reasoned with, they can't be killed without spawning ten more glory-loving would-be martyrs in their place... maybe it's another one of those things I don't want to think about.

Comments

[l-zinkiewicz.livejournal.com]

Is there anyone in the UK I can contact for you?

Lucy

[kerravonsen]

Thanks, but I just got an email from the friends I was worried about.

[drednort.livejournal.com]

What does that say about you? Nothing bad that I can see. It shows you're a compassionate person, and the world would be a much better place if there were more people like you around.

But pointless or not, I can't help being angry. And if I tried, I think I would lose a large part of the things that make me effective in so many things I do.

The bottom line is though, we deal with these things in different ways - and worrying about how people can be hurt, cannot be anything other than a good thing.

[kerravonsen]

Thanks.

[kerravongenius.livejournal.com]

That was my first thought too. Blair is already talking in a way that disturbs me. He'll use this to bring in more laws to abuse Muslims with.

[kerravonsen]

Problem is, it wouldn't be just Muslims he'd be abusing with such laws, he'd be abusing everybody, to no good purpose.

You can't defend freedom by destroying freedom.