I do care in the sort of sense that I will respect others personal loss, but also today is no different than any other day for me, emotionally or otherwise.
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I do care in the sort of sense that I will respect others personal loss, but also today is no different than any other day for me, emotionally or otherwise.
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Originally Posted by The_Martinator
I think the reason many people here in the US don't seem to speak about WWII as much now, is because every day there are fewer & fewer vets & their families left from that era. It will never be far from my mind though, because I had two family members that were in it & my uncle eventually died from the injuries he received.
9/11 on the other hand, also happened in the continental US, which is a very big reason why people in the US will talk about it & remember it for a very long time. Also, the majority of the victims & their families are still around, and will be for many years to come, is another reason it will stay fresh in most people minds that live in the US. Not to mention all the stories that the rescue workers & cleanup crews are still releasing.
That being said, the American media does go overboard with it now, & it's a shame because I don't really believe that most of the stuff they put out is done out of reverence for the people killed, or their families. It's all just ratings & revenue.
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This is exactly where I am coming from. Personally, I as an American, somehow feel those 3000 people killed we "on my team". I never met them, and most likely, would have never known of their existence. However, the symbolism that has been attached to the attack, does still make a connection with me. I no longer want to be in a war; we have MORE than avenged ourselves, and are now doing wrong. It doesn't take much to realize that we have been bombing countries who were NOT involved in the hijackings (there were NO Iraqis, no people from Afghanistan. It just worked out nicely that neither country was being protected militarily by one of THE BIG BOYS with nukes. These countries were easy, politically safe countries to attack.
That said, the original cause still weighs in my heart. I wish peace for those killed in the buildings that day.
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9/11 was a big tragedy; many innocent lives were lost. Each human life is sacred, so, of course, when at least one person gets murdered, it's always a big tragedy. People should always remember 9/11 as the worst terrorist act on our soil. However, some incorrect decisions were made in the aftermath of 9/11.
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Not a tragedy. Fact. Terrible thing sure, but tragedy it was not.I feel you shouldn't.I feel like i should lower the tone of this thread
All politics aside, the immense human tragedy that occurred is nothing to make light of.
Now go away.
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The only real lesson in life is that your life is something others will use without any regard for you or what you want, think, or feel.
The only answer to that is to not give any kind of fuck about anything that anyone else wants, thinks, or feels.
9/11 is just another event that proves this.
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Thank you for that, SE! That's why this is in the Lounge- complete free speech (dark humor included). And it is TOTALLY relevant to the topic. It took a long time before jokes like that could even be told. I remember on another forum, one of the members asked how to build a replica of the New World Trade Center out of paper. He got some WONDERFUL answers from some engineers, and had answered his question. Now the funny part, was when someone gave detailed instructions on how to make a paper airplane to crash into the building.Unfortunately, the TS was from New York, and had a half dozen reasons why that OFFENDED HIM PERSONALLY. I thought it was one of the funnies, right on target, posts I had ever seen.
I went to our local Fair last night, and there was a big, time consuming, "Remembrance" and a "special" flag that was supposed to remind people of 9/11. I was just there to see some cows get their feets tied together- I really didn't want propaganda being thrown at me. The media has kept this thing alive; being at war (again, with innocent countries) has kept this alive. We need to get out of there, make a HUGE apology, and come home. After that, we should clean up the "mess" we made, rebuild their infrastructure, and make sure those who we maimed get proper care. Will ANY of this happen? Not f&%$#* likely. And, that is what I think about now. AND those thoughts disturb me as an individual, and as an Merkin...
Well if we're doing anything goes and having fun with people being murdered, someone should add this.
At 2:12 you can actually here the guy die.
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Unfortunately, the TS was from New York, and had a half dozen reasons why that OFFENDED HIM PERSONALLY. I thought it was one of the funnies, right on target, posts I had ever seen.
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