9/11 Remembered

[KingRanger]

It is virtually disgusting and anybody who even tries to mourn it and has not lost anyone or were even affected directly by it just so they can look good or profit off of it are sick human beings.

So you are saying that if some one dies it is wrong to be upset or mourn their passing unless you directly knew them? That's just moronic.:redface2:

 

[Dekablue25]

as a new yorker that day of what happened is still etched in my mind.i remember it like it was yesterday thinking it was a normal year in high school but it wasnt.everyone was talking about it in class teachers were talking about the whole issue.going home was the bad part since buses were not running properly and alot of people got stuck not knowing how to get home after some areas were sealed off

 

[Ikusa]

I was in third grade when it happened and from what I remember of that day was doing my very first morning wank off (My first and last time for that) cause the day before I heard the 5th graders saying that it feels good to do it and how to do that
After I finish that I went to get my breakfast and turned the morning radio and I heard about the Twin Tower Crash

Wow, you make me feel old, for some reason. I was already in high school.

 

[Bigdog]

So you are saying that if some one dies it is wrong to be upset or mourn their passing unless you directly knew them? That's just moronic.:redface2:

I'm saying it is wrong to profiteer off the suffering of the victims and pretending you care when actually it is for show, aka how the Media and some Americans act phony about it so they can be "patriotic". Warping someone's tragedy to suit one's political or self serving needs to make themselves feel better is totally unethical in my opinion.

I'm fine with people feeling sympathy and being upset over this tragedy, but it's 10 years. Leave them and their families in peace.

 

[Toku Girl 2009]

I know that today is a rather somber one, but i had a thought earlier. What if toku heroes where real? how many more people would have survived?

please respond

 

[Fox-Chan]

I know that today is a rather somber one, but i had a thought earlier. What if toku heroes where real? how many more people would have survived?

please respond

We already have real heroes in the men and women that went in and rescued the survivors.

 

[chronoxiong]

9-11: I remember 10 years ago on this day, I was a high school junior and wasn't aware about the attacks at New York yet. I went to my 1st Period Chemistry class and the Teacher was watching the news. It was shocking and sad. The Teacher tried to teach us but it was hard for him to. The rest of the school day was like that as well.

 

[Forever Knight]

Yeah, I get it, people died , and **** happened, but you don't need to mourn every damn year, just move on already.

Just move on is something easy for someone who didn't lose any loved one(s) in the attacks.

So it's something we should just forget about?. Would you forget about the anniversary of the death of a parent or loved one?. I don't think so.

Anyone here that has lost a love one or a friend normally sits back and gives thought about that person on the anniversary of the death even if they don't want to. Normally those dates are etched in our minds forever, I know in my case they are.

 

[Wing Saber]

It's easy to say that time heals all wounds or life goes on. But tell that to someone who's lost a friend or family member in such a horrific manner. In fact some of those children have to either grow up without a parent or not knowing him/her at all.

Also the reason why we have the 9/11 memorials every year is so that we honor both the heroes & victims. As well as for future generations to learn, so it can never happen again.

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

We already have real heroes in the men and women that went in and rescued the survivors.

^this.

CBS aired what turned out to be a really powerful documentary last night. (I think it was an updated version of an older documentary) A pair of brothers were doing a documentary on the fire department of New York and they were able to get so much on camera. The footage showed the makeshift command center in the lobby of one of the buildings, the firefighters moving people out and going up and everyone running for safety as the building started to collapse with them inside. That last bit left me absolutely speechless and is the sort of thing that gives you an idea of just what these men and women went through to save lives. The ending ran through four pictures at a time of the rescue workers that died set to Danny Boy and that was the first time anything on TV ever had me tearing up because you just...can't fathom the courage and love for humanity these people had.

You realize that...these people are heroes, flesh and blood heroes who lost their lives to protect others. I don't think there's any way this can be blown out of proportion. People like to say that we make it a big deal because it happened in America, but they often ignore that innocent people from around 100 countries died in those attacks that day, it wasn't just an American tragedy, it was a worldwide one. It was the biggest attack on American soil, largely considered the most powerful country in the world, so for a lot of people it just puts things into perspective to realize we aren't as safe as we like to believe. But more than that, I think it shows the capacity for good in humans.

I was only 12 at the time and have no connection to anyone who died on that day, but the heroism that arose just is awe-inspiring.