David Thomson
2009-06-27 16:19:00
“We are becoming a silly people.”
The people of the West are overall becoming a silly people. Winston Churchill’s death resulted in only a half day of mourning. Great Britain’s citizens honored the great man during his funeral service in the early hours—and then spent the rest of the day taking care of their normal business. However, the rather ordinary and non-heroic Princess Di’s death prompted roughly three days of mourning! Many apparently can no longer distinguish between celebrities and true heroes. Michael Jackson’s tragic end deserves no more than a moment of silence. He was just a great entertainer. That simply doesn’t rate all this attention.
