Apparently I am not the only one who wonders what the point of a moment of silence is. Relapsed Catholic links to article expressing the same confusion:
"Many Europeans have a natural sympathy for those who have suffered, and a desire to help. But rituals such as the minutes' silence twist this spontaneous reaction into something much less sympathetic. The point of the gesture isn't concern for them it is to demonstrate the strength of our emotions, to show how much we care."
