Am I a bad person?

[redbird]

Someone on london_070705 said they'd find it easier if they just knew whether they were going to live or die, then observed that 'if we carry on as usual, things will get back to normal. Hopefully.' I answered

Oh. You're going to die.

What I can't tell you, any more than I could have yesterday, is whether you'll die tonight, next year, or in 2053.

Things will get back to normal. London has survived worse, both natural disasters and human attacks.

Comments

[annafdd.livejournal.com]

I got very very angry with a couple of people on the NH's blog because they were saying things like "This isn't the London equivalent of 9/11" (as in, you know: *just* 37 dead) or "that's how many people die in road accidents every day".

I admire the British for their stiff upper lip but I admire quite a lot less people who tell me not to overreact when it's "just" four minor explosions with a few casualties.

[sneerpout.livejournal.com]

Thanks. From my point of view, the few hours I spent not knowing if the situation was going to get very much worse were very stressful indeed. And yet I'm aware of the seriousness of today's events in relation to other attacks (IRA) on Britian, and extremist attacks worldwide (as a journalist who has specialised in post-conflict societies).

What has happened today will have severe psychological implications for many Londoners. I wish them all strength. And thank you for your thoughts. I've seen you talking a lot of sense on many Friends' journals, so thank you for doing so here as well :o)