Whoops, too close, everyone’s dead
By Tim Redmond
The Chron did its usual puff piece on Fleet Week today:
Windows will rattle, dogs will howl and a lot of people will complain about the ruckus. But those cries are traditionally drowned out by cheers from enthralled fans, and also drowned out by the jet engines.
I hate to be a killjoy, but there’s more to this story.
I’ll admit — I love cool technology, and the F/A 18 is a boss jet. I always appreciate amazing human skill, and the people who fly in the Blue Angels are phenomenal pilots. In the abstract, it’s a fun show to watch.
But this is a big city, and it’s a city with a big antiwar movement, and this expensive show of military might is really pretty ridiculous.
I got an interesting letter from journalist Rick Knee this morning in response to the KTVU news coverage. He makes some good points.