"As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate."
love death pride god society memory day memories tragedy culture vanity lovelessness honest pop bandwagon pop-culture popular popular-culture selfishness universal patriotic falsehood patriotism nationalism individual fabrication holiday insincere patriot routine commemorate commemoration insensitivity memorial memorial-day tithe