Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story "I'm Afraid" September eleventh was the day America was hit, in a different way. Planes, chaos, unwanted death We sat in horror, and lost our breath. Like many of us, I sat in sorrow Hoping, praying, for a better tomorrow. As I watched the media, I watched the debate Fostering fear, fostering hate. The President speaks in bloodthirsty terms Vermin, scum, cowards, worms. Invoking God in shameful prose More death to come, the future knows. The loss of life, is seen as tactical While healing is seen as impractical. The foreign policy of the United States Has inflicted terror without rebates. We've abused and attacked people's humanity Used bombs and sanctions with Superpower vanity. The world is suffering, the world is in pain But the pain is seen, as a zero sum gain. Let's ask the right questions, let's search for truth Let's do it for love, and not for proof. Our children need us, they need to know Ignorance can kill, ignorance can grow. What have we done? What have we made? That's why I sit, I sit afraid. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp194.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-03-10