Earlier in the week, I read a sign urging Americans to remember that Memorial Day is not National BBQ Day. What is it then? The following is a stream of consciousness I wrote initially through Twitter and would like to share with you.
Tomorrow appears to be National BBQ day — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
War is a very sensitive thing and in its dramatic destructiveness, it can indeed bring populations together — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
But with the U.S. involved in, what, three useless wars, I don’t see any “community” here. — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
Maybe that’s why people spend more time BBQ-ing rather than remembering on Memorial Day — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
Who wants to remember years of drone bombing on civilian populations? — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
Who wants to commemorate a war that costs more than healthcare? — Sami Kishawi (@samikishawi) May 28, 2012
