Beauty Mark
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Playing Devil's Advocate, some people think it's some kind of respect or that we need the constant reminder. I don't know anyone who does need that kind of reminder. In some ways, it's very similar to why people have made movies about 9-11. People claim we are forgetting the stories or what happened, but I think you'll be hard-pressed to find someone who forgets. I might be biased, because I do live on the East coast, but I remember that was the only thing you could see in the news for awhile. I don't know how people think there needs to be re-enactment (which I find kind of creepy to re-enact those events, because they're too real to me) or show the towers' collapsing. Memories are plenty for me.
I live in PA, and I had a day off from school. I remember watching the television programs, but it became too much to watch. I don't know how else to explain it, but I remember the news constantly showing the planes going into the twin towers and I needed to stop watching. I guess it was a sense of helplessness, because there was little I could do and it was hard to believe that something like that could happen in the US. I don't want to sound like the US is above all countries, but we've been fairly safe overall. It was an elaborate plan, too, which stunned me that no one caught on before this happened.
I also remember being pissed that the shopping malls in this area didn't shut down. I am in an area of PA that stood little chance of being attacked, but I thought it was ridiculous and disgraceful workers weren't sent home so that they could be with their families or find out about their families (I knew several people who had family or friends in NYC.)
I agree somewhat about the dislike of the flags becoming less prominent or normal. One of my good friends was pissed that everyone bought a flag immediately after and yet pretty much stopped the flag stuff, because he had always kept a flag sticker on his car and bike. He thought it just became trend to be seem patriotic. While I do not agree with most of this administration's policies or actions, I love this country and I think if you're going to be patriotic, you don't stop and start because it suits you or is trendy.
| I really hate that every September 11th since then, the TV Media feels the need to replay that horrible footage. I don't know if they do it to make sure that no one forgets or if it's supposed to be some kind of twisted memorial, but nobody could ever forget that. One time is all it takes. |
Playing Devil's Advocate, some people think it's some kind of respect or that we need the constant reminder. I don't know anyone who does need that kind of reminder. In some ways, it's very similar to why people have made movies about 9-11. People claim we are forgetting the stories or what happened, but I think you'll be hard-pressed to find someone who forgets. I might be biased, because I do live on the East coast, but I remember that was the only thing you could see in the news for awhile. I don't know how people think there needs to be re-enactment (which I find kind of creepy to re-enact those events, because they're too real to me) or show the towers' collapsing. Memories are plenty for me.
I live in PA, and I had a day off from school. I remember watching the television programs, but it became too much to watch. I don't know how else to explain it, but I remember the news constantly showing the planes going into the twin towers and I needed to stop watching. I guess it was a sense of helplessness, because there was little I could do and it was hard to believe that something like that could happen in the US. I don't want to sound like the US is above all countries, but we've been fairly safe overall. It was an elaborate plan, too, which stunned me that no one caught on before this happened.
I also remember being pissed that the shopping malls in this area didn't shut down. I am in an area of PA that stood little chance of being attacked, but I thought it was ridiculous and disgraceful workers weren't sent home so that they could be with their families or find out about their families (I knew several people who had family or friends in NYC.)
I agree somewhat about the dislike of the flags becoming less prominent or normal. One of my good friends was pissed that everyone bought a flag immediately after and yet pretty much stopped the flag stuff, because he had always kept a flag sticker on his car and bike. He thought it just became trend to be seem patriotic. While I do not agree with most of this administration's policies or actions, I love this country and I think if you're going to be patriotic, you don't stop and start because it suits you or is trendy.
