| We had a similar experience here in the US, after 9/11. For at least a week after the tragedy, there were no entertainment shows on TV, no late night talk shows, etc. The whole country just watched TV news and prayed every night. There were great moments of unity, everyone lit a candle at the same time, moments of silence, people putting flags on their car, etc. Everyone became very patriotic, (we even had a boycott of French products, because many people were angry that they did not support us in the war afterward). There was one unfortunate downside of that time of unity in the US. Everyone felt so patriotic, there was widespread support to go to war against Iraq, because the government said and people believed that Iraq was involved in 9/11. Now many in US regret that decision. |
Thoughts after One Week of Earthquake