But does that mean we should celebrate his death? I find it very unsettling that people are grinning ear to ear, smiling, and cheering in large crowds because of the news. They look like heartless monsters themselves. To make matters worse, Miley Cyrus's song Party in the USA has become the theme song for celebrating Osama's death and 'America's victory'.
From my perspective, there are many things wrong with this. This nationalist approach of celebrating Osama's death, once again rienforces the 'Us vs Them' ideology. This mindset does not help intercultural communication and understanding and thus contributes to misunderstandings and major world problems. How simple-minded and selfish to assume that only Americans have been the victims of fundamental Islam and Osama's teachings, and that we only have a stake in such matters.
Also, I feel celebrating his death makes that person similarly just as bad and twisted. I understand feeling at peace or relieved when a person who commits haneous crimes is gone from this world. In the end, it is important to be the bigger person, accept what has happened, take it for what it is, and find a more meaningful and positive way to move on. I think it is better to celebrate a person's life and honor their memory when they pass away. If there is nothing worth celebrating about that person's life in your eyes then move on. As the old saying goes, 'two wrongs don't make a right.'
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