Q: In response to a previous question, a very astute and wise yahooite suggested this idea as a means of highlighting the fact that one of our greatest freedoms is the freedom to err- essential to our well-being! So shouldn't we have a day honoring this great priviledge? I suggest that we give it a special date, but actually celebrate it the day before, in error!. Perhaps, it would be a time to share a gift with a loved one-prefferably a gift that didn't work. Perhaps a traditionally song (sung offkey) and a tradition dinner. Any ideas? All responses greatly appreciated! Sd3falco- cooked Sushi- GREAT IDEA! brain-LOL
A: It seems terribly depressing, but maybe we should confront our failures more openly. Too many Americans think our country has never done any wrong. We fail to see that having an empire is costly despite having paid huge dues for grabbing part of Spain's empire following the war with Spain. We swore we would never get entrenched in another Vietnam type conflict, but here we are with a huge army stuck in the middle of a civil war in Iraq. We seem so dysfunctional that we believe whatever fairy tales our leaders feed us and seldom hold them accountable for terrible blunders. We have one presidential candidate who is prepared to keep our troops in Iraq forever and there are so many Americans defending this point of view that he may actually get elected. I am absolutely amazed that we don't hold our leaders accountable to a higher standard. I would favor something like a Yom Kippur for us Gentiles (a National Day of Atonement). Any polititian who doesn't own up to his mistakes is not worthy of re-election.