Reaction
08 July 2005 @ 21:12 in Life
The reaction of Londoners not directly affected by
Thursday's explosions has been overwhelmingly
pragmatic. There has been little wailing and gnashing
of teeth, no melodramatic shouts of "Noooo!"
delivered from the knees with arms upraised. Instead,
the city seems to have accepted the fact of the
event, and, gritting its teeth, gone right back to
work.
It's a dignified reaction. The biggest 'fuck you' that can be delivered to the groups and individuals who perpetrated the attacks is the simple act of keeping the economy ticking over through hard work and hard play.
I came across an article today, 'A Letter To The Terrorists, From London,' which manages to summarise the feeling pretty well without being mawkish or nationalistic.
It's a dignified reaction. The biggest 'fuck you' that can be delivered to the groups and individuals who perpetrated the attacks is the simple act of keeping the economy ticking over through hard work and hard play.
I came across an article today, 'A Letter To The Terrorists, From London,' which manages to summarise the feeling pretty well without being mawkish or nationalistic.
