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Mr. Lyden now accuses me of indifference to the quarter of a million people lost in the 2004 tsunami, the less-counted but continuing suffering in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina, and the victims of the cyclone that hit Bangladesh last fall.
Methinks he's veered a little too far away from the premise of my post, which was about people not wanting to see a Creature Feature because the buildings the thing knocks down reminds them of the much-exploited 9-11 attacks.
Meanwhile, I've been enjoying the other posts about Gojira's significance in an atomic world, why we're drawn to horror movies, and commentary on which cities are worthy of cinematic destruction. Sorry.
I'm not going to try to compete with you in the empathy game, Mr. Lyden. But I will second (or third, or whatever we're up to) with the other folks who've said they're tired of "9-11"™ (a trademark of the Republican Party) needing to be treated with bowed-head reverence.
Sooner or later, this nation will need to grow up and get on with its life.
