9/11

[Axon]

This is the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I wonder why no one decided to start a thread about it.


http://news.yahoo.com/9-11-anniversary-marked-somber-tributes-135956919.html

Honestly, the incident is not one of my interests at all. I really wonder why people keep remembering the dead, people die everyday from wars or natural disasters, this is the natural cycle of life.

No offence to Americanos in this forum, but the whole 9/11 day is ridiculous and stupid.

[Snayler]

No offence to Americanos in this forum, but the whole 9/11 day is ridiculous and stupid.

No, the USA gov needs to keep remembering it's people why are they backing up the wars "on terror".

[Darkvision]

I think you are looking at this a bit skewed. Dont get me wrong i myself think the news generates far to much bullshit coverage on deaths, especially the ones they DONT report. 300 people can die in idontgiveafuckistan and not one tear is shed. 2 kids die from dumb shit and its front page news. In the end none of these things matter, the global, and even local effects of these events is 0. Now the personal effect, if you know or are related to one of these people is immense. But lets face facts, between phones/internet you are going to know your friend/family member passed, no need for CNN for that shit. They are doing nothing but making money on other peoples woes, and that is bullshit.


Now, i dont want to derail this too far, so im going to leave out pros/cons/politiks etc from this next part, and simply look at the "human" element. We celebrate our great achievements as a people, and morn great losses that change a landscape forever. Im not saying that their arnt OTHER examples that could have been learned from in a given situation etc, simply that when something gets screwed up enough to make everyone notice it WILL effect your daily life. Pearl Harbor, The Deceleration of Independence, 9/11, D Day etc will be remembered, mourned/celebrated by america for as long as it is a country, because these incidents and things affected the entire country, and often the world. The thing is sitting back and going 'merica 9/11...is BS. EVERY country does this. The french have Bastille Day, the Japanese still morn the loss of Hiroshima and Nagasaki(both through protest outside american bases, as well as visiting the memorials built in the citys.) Im sure the Tsunami that hit them will be "remembered" to a greater or lesser extent for years to come as well, and that was an act of nature not man. The point being we(being human beings) at least attempt to remember history, to prevent the same things happening again. its why when you first burn your self on an oven forever after that their is a little voice in your mind going "hey dummy dont do that, it hurts", loosing a great deal of people to enemy action, or other monumental events are noticed and often remembered. While the way the media covers 9/11 may be horrendous i do not feel that the remembrance itself is a bad thing.

[Kulverstukas]

Well it's a happy day for me, because it's my dad's bday.
But yeah, I guess it's normal to remember the disasters and honor the dead, but what for...? I'm surprised they didn't declare this day a national day by now.

also a stupid hoax that was roaming the internet:

Open Microsoft Word and do the following:
1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.
2. Highlight the Q33 NY.
3. Change the font size to 48.
4. Change the actual font to WINGDINGS

[Axon]

The point being we(being human beings) at least attempt to remember history, to prevent the same things happening again.

This one got me laughing, I don't see your country learning a lesson from this event to prevent any future incidents, what I see is your country going around the world killing and displacing thousands if not millions. For your information, the death toll resulting from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars exponentially exceeds the death toll of 9/11.


Furthermore, what is baffling to me is that American apologetics always try to put the blame on the sectarian violence as the motor behind this, overlooking the main culprit which is the US government. 

[lucid]

Honestly, the incident is not one of my interests at all. I really wonder why people keep remembering the dead

It's to help us Americans remember to keep buying new cars in order to prevent terrorists and evil-doers from harming out god-given right to killing innocent Pakistani children.

[Stackprotector]

I think it's a to make the people see how protective they have been afterwards. How they did everything for 10 years to finally kill the most possible leader of the 9/11 attack.

[AnarchyAngel]

its marked because like it was said in another reply, it changed the US for ever. For everyone in the US it was the death of a era, and for most a life changing event. it took a confidence from us that helped define our way of life and replaced it with fear, we still have not fully recovered and likely wont for a good while yet.

[Atreyu]

I agree these people and events should be remembered. I just feel America is selfish I mean yeah all those people were killed and its terrible but you don't see anyone posting stuff on the Holocaust and other terms of dictatorship . That was oneday for the US there are events like that happening daily in other countries. It was a sad day for this country but it shouldn't be national unless other terrible events are national. I feel bad for all those people but its wrong to mourn deaths or hold times of murder higher than another.

[lucid]

But guys their plan is working perfectly.