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I believe his death and the resultant high profileness of it allows us to revisit the reason we are where we are.
Although I often criticize the media (and deservedly so) I also believe they 'feed' us what WE want. In other words--we have mostly ourselves to blame. When we can begin to lift ourselves out of the gutter; quit paying to read/view sensationalism for sensationalism sake, the media and owners will quit profiting from it and will focus elswhere. Rome is a perfect example of this. He is controversial--he sells. Yea, I was a bit surprised at his choice. But, I figure there were those close to the principals who knew better.
In this instance, by making such a big deal out of this particular death and loss, we are all reminded a little more of the real costs of war and the fight for the freedoms we enjoy. What happened to the outrage we all felt immediately after the tragedy of 9/11?! It's quite dissipated in the din of partisanship and apathy. Even something so significant as that is too soon fortten or pushed to the back.
Indeed, Cpl. Tillman did not seek & would not seek such attention; he went out of his way to avoid such. Still his sacrifice, like all those which have preceded him, are significant for us who remain. Our appreciation of those freedoms should increase and be evidenced by our actions. It gives us opportunity for some introspection.
[Edited by davidw on May 4th, 2004 at 03:15 PM]
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