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[Ninja Stan]

Magdalena11 wrote...

Thanks, Ninja Stan. I'm sorry you had to step in. It seems such an innocuous subject and people can be real idiots.

Not idiots. It's a controversial topic, and some people have let their passions get the better of them to get defensive and argumentative. The rules, particularly in such topics, still need enforcing so we don't say hurtful things we may regret later.

[Magdalena11]

Ninja Stan wrote...

Magdalena11 wrote...

Thanks, Ninja Stan. I'm sorry you had to step in. It seems such an innocuous subject and people can be real idiots.

Not idiots. It's a controversial topic, and some people have let their passions get the better of them to get defensive and argumentative. The rules, particularly in such topics, still need enforcing so we don't say hurtful things we may regret later.

I actually do make it a practice to say things I may regret later.  I love your signature.  Be excellent to each other is a motto anyone can learn from.

It's the end of the day, and for me, a time of reckoning.  I've made a couple friends and not burned too many bridges.  The things that need saying are simple.

Play nice.

Even if you don't agree, respect them..

Everyone has something you can learn from.

It's been over a decade and the reason I keep the memory alive is because of the wonderful people I meet when I talk about it.  I'll see you next year.

[Hainkpe]

In the US, many anniversaries are commemorated. For some it's events from WWI or WWII or the Korean War, or the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building. If its not for you, its not for you. Then you move one. For those that it means something too. Let them do what they need to do in peace.

Not everyone needs to follow the same path or even be in agreement. To tell others to move on when it means something to them is disrespectful.

I took pause yesterday simply because I had reason to do so. For others who did too. Thank you. For those who could care less, hope you had a good day.

[LPPrince]

Hainkpe wrote...

Not everyone needs to follow the same path or even be in agreement. To tell others to move on when it means something to them is disrespectful.

Then you're gonna have problems with this guy

I like to try and understand other people's perspectives on subjects, agreements and disagreements, since I feel its a great way to learn about how we all perceive everything around us with our senses and through our experiences.

The guy's passionate(to say the least), and some of what he's saying has merit. He could've conveyed his points better, but it gave me something to think about.

And its nice to have something to think about.

[Hainkpe]

There is a difference between exchanging ideas to learn and having a person run roughshed over another's beliefs. I am happy to talk and exchange ideas but if someone is going to push their opinion, beliefs, morals or ethics on me. I will say, no thank you. Talk and listen to me respectfully, and I will talk and listen to you respectfully. My thoughts, feelings, morals, ethics and beliefs are my own and are mine to change or not.

Not everyone is like this. Granted there are people who feel the need to change others. I say, that's their prerogative. I have no time for it. That's my choice. They can do what they want, so long as they're not harming themselves or others, I mind my own business.

[lady_v23]

Bionuts wrote...

People remember it, because everyone else does. Why remember this specific day? Why not others? Because in truth, people couldn't care less about the 9/11 victims. It's just another thing to latch onto to feel connected to other people. Just as people who wear what others are wearing, and listen to the same thing others are.

People die all the time. I saw my own brother's corpse, because policeman were too lazy to look for the body themselves. I don't even remember the day my brother died, nor do I care to. Another day, another death. Zero interest in making a holiday out of it.

In reality, it's a mockery to 9/11 victims. That people who - deep down, in all reality - don't care, use their deaths as some sort of sideshow.

Believe what you want, but show some freaking respect.<_<

[Ridwan]

At least some of you woke up to what your government has done the past 60 years in the middle east, blowback was inevitable.

[luna1124]

We were living in NY state when this happened. We watched it on the news as it unfolded and thought the whole country was under attack. That afternoon and for several days, we went into survival mode, buying extra ammo for our hunting guns, extra food etc... We were really scared.
So, I will never forget it.

[Fortack]

I'm a little confused here. Is the point of this topic to remember a relatively insignificant historic event, or to harass those who have lost loved ones on that day?

In case of the former, sure go ahead. There's nothing wrong with having a little historic knowledge.

In case of the latter, please leave those people alone. The last thing they want are tear-hungry camera teams on their doorsteps who are not interested in their grief but hope for emotions to run high which apparently is something brain-death viewers like to watch these days. Most people prefer to deal with their loses privately, not on national television. Just saying.