This reading reminded me of the movie clip we watched in class from "Thankyou For Smoking" in the sense that if you argue correctly, you never sound wrong. Made me think about the use of medaphor and diverse it has become.This reading focuses on the insurance trial mayhem that followed 9/11 "Event." whether or not the two planes hitting the towers were of a single insurance claim or two separate claims for an insane amount of money in the aftermath of a tradgedy. I was just at ground zero a few months ago and it is still a hole in the middle of the city. I'm all for honoring those who were lost that day, their families, or the many rescue workers that risked their lives, but I see it as a huge disservice to their memory leaveing the sapce as a horrible reminder of what happened. An enormous distraction while the economy gets swindled away by wallstreet bankers and brokers a few blocks away. The real mularchy is insurance and taxes, which I believe are convoluted, tedious, and confusing for a reason so that the majority of people are preoccupied with hypothetical "what if's?" when the few at the top of the food chain secure their wealth and power.
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