Jesus...school mural I saw early this evening

[oustemnow]

was walking to the video store, and passed by the Lycee Francais...hadn't been by that way in a few months.

Anyway, their mural--through the iron gate and 200 feet away, that's how eye-catching it was--a wall mural caught my eye, Uncle Sam and a big American flag, with the slogan, "I want you to remember September 11."

Now, I don't think that anyone--at least not anyone living here--will ever forget September 11, so on that point the message was gratuitous. But on the other hand, what kind of jingoistic horseshit is being implanted in these kids' brains? "Hey, it might seem strange to your underdeveloped mind that we invaded a country and killed thousands of its citizens, threw the country into chaos, etc., but remember September 11 whenever any gnawing doubt enters your mind!"

Maybe this was a response to anti-France backlash?

[Melsky]

1. I never understand those "remember 911" things either

we couldn't forget if we wanted to! How sad that it is something these children have to see every day.

[NightTrain]

2. You've got to indoctrinate 'em while they're young!

Otherwise, they'll start all that pesky thinking-for-themselves crap. And we certainly can't have that now, can we?