I am not celebrating 9-11

I do not celebrate 9-11 either.... I will remember the ones that lost their lives. I will never forget that day.

I do not see it as a day to celebrate or have BBQ's
 
rolling7 said:
You got it backwards.....The government is controlled by the Media
Witness the fact that any politician has a speech writer to make sure the speech plays out well in MM. OTHERWISE, that person will be torn into two by MM.
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I have some direct experience in which my friend's parents would call up the heads of the.stations to remind them of their obligations...when I saw that with my own eyes...I was like, whoa...being friends with her has opened my eyes on how dirty the government is.

Either way...both is wrong. Media is supposed to be reporting, nothing more or less. But we know that's not happening.
 
"Celebrate" is the wrong word. Just like December 7th should not be celebrated.
 
Yeah, the yearly trotting out now ten year old film about THAT day only cheapens the memories of the fallen.
 
My life is toom short to sit around being depressed and crying about something that has happened and I can't do anything about....I'm sure the American people all have 9-11 in their hearts & minds today...but it's not gonna control their whole day. The memories will never be forgotton.
 
deafbajagal said:
i have some direct experience in which my friend's parents would call up the heads of the.stations to remind them of their obligations...when i saw that with my own eyes...i was like, whoa...being friends with her has opened my eyes on how dirty the government is.

Either way...both is wrong. Media is supposed to be reporting, nothing more or less. But we know that's not happening.
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amen!
 
I guess I'm in the minority here (nothing new about that).

I feel that the events of 9/11 each year should be remembered, and special ceremonies of honor should be held at the memorials. That's not the same as "celebrating" 9/11, just as Memorial Day and the attack on Pearl Harbor are not causes for celebration. They are days of remembrance and honoring.

It's good to watch and review the videos and pictures, especially for those who are too young to remember what happened.

Much of the special programming is about what has happened since 9/11. The interviews with survivors are very interesting and inspirational. The documentaries about the construction and components of the memorials are informative and touching.

For those who complain about government or military leaders being involved in some of the ceremonies, there would be just as many who would complain if the leaders weren't involved. People expect their leaders to be involved with events that touch the nation. Otherwise, they seem out of touch or uncaring. From the speeches that I heard, no one was campaigning.

No one is forced to participate, of course.
 
Reba said:
I guess I'm in the minority here (nothing new about that).

I feel that the events of 9/11 each year should be remembered, and special ceremonies of honor should be held at the memorials. That's not the same as "celebrating" 9/11, just as Memorial Day and the attack on Pearl Harbor are not causes for celebration. They are days of remembrance and honoring.

It's good to watch and review the videos and pictures, especially for those who are too young to remember what happened.

Much of the special programming is about what has happened since 9/11. The interviews with survivors are very interesting and inspirational. The documentaries about the construction and components of the memorials are informative and touching.

For those who complain about government or military leaders being involved in some of the ceremonies, there would be just as many who would complain if the leaders weren't involved. People expect their leaders to be involved with events that touch the nation. Otherwise, they seem out of touch or uncaring. From the speeches that I heard, no one was campaigning.

No one is forced to participate, of course.
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the question is.... how do you feel about our handling of 9/11 (Afghanistan, Iraq, Gitmo Camp, Patriot Acts, etc) to this date?
 
Jiro said:
the question is.... how do you feel about our handling of 9/11 (Afghanistan, Iraq, Gitmo Camp, Patriot Acts, etc) to this date?
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No, that isn't the question about today. That's a whole different topic. Even if people don't agree with how things followed 9/11, that doesn't mean that the events of that day should be ignored or dismissed. People were killed and injured that day, and many survivors acted heroically that day. That's the focus of 9/11.

There are plenty of other threads for debating the aftereffects.
 
Reba said:
No, that isn't the question about today. That's a whole different topic. Even if people don't agree with how things followed 9/11, that doesn't mean that the events of that day should be ignored or dismissed. People were killed and injured that day, and many survivors acted heroically that day. That's the focus of 9/11.

There are plenty of other threads for debating the aftereffects.
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that's the problem. how can we focus on 9/11 survivors, victims, and heroes when government keep fouling it up with more fear-mongering tactics and blind patriotism? that's the issue with many people.

for me.... I just ride at Freedom Run rally every year but I'm sad that there's no Freedom Run for this year :(
 
Reba said:
No, that isn't the question about today. That's a whole different topic. Even if people don't agree with how things followed 9/11, that doesn't mean that the events of that day should be ignored or dismissed. People were killed and injured that day, and many survivors acted heroically that day. That's the focus of 9/11.

There are plenty of other threads for debating the aftereffects.
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That is the point of this thread. I listed out the aftereffects in the first post of the thread.
 
We do not celebrate 9 11 or Peal Harbor Day! We take the time to honor and remember the people we lost and the firemen and our troop! No one at Ground Zero or the other two sites are celebrating 9 11, people are still in grief !
 
I support people have a right to not participate the 9/11 event for some personal reasons. I know some random people don't want to be involved, because of their horrible memories of the day. I support people have a right to participate the event for whatever reasons they have.

But, I don't understand why they call that day a celebration? It should be remembered, not celebrated...
 
KarissaMann05 said:
I support people have a right to not participate the 9/11 event for some personal reasons. I know some random people don't want to be involved, because of their horrible memories of the day. I support people have a right to participate the event for whatever reasons they have.

But, I don't understand why they call that day a celebration? It should be remembered, not celebrated...
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I watched the 9 11 remembrance day on TV today and not one person said they where celebrating 911! All the news reporters call 911 a remembrance day . I do not how people can say they're celebrating 911 or not celebrating 911 ! The terrorists celebrate 911 !
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I watched the 9 11 remembrance day on TV today and not one person said they where celebrating 911! All the news reporters call 911 a remembrance day . I do not how people can say they're celebrating 911 or not celebrating 911 ! The terrorists celebrate 911 !
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Because I saw some comments that they celebrate it... and they're not even terrorists. =/
 
KarissaMann05 said:
Because I saw some comments that they celebrate it... and they're not even terrorists. =/
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I know they're not terrorists , I think some people do not understand what 911 Day is about. I mean only terrorists celebrate 911. And the thought of this made me sick and angry as HELL!
 
Guys... Celebrate is a wrong word, like what Steinhauer said. It's about honor to the people who died, for those people who died are priceless. You just can't fantom that... people in the airplanes are innocent. This is what all about. This all happen before the war started. Can't we just focus on the people who died before the war started????? What you all saying is after the war started... so meaning that you are forgotten about who the people died....shame on you.
 
Reba said:
I guess I'm in the minority here (nothing new about that).

I feel that the events of 9/11 each year should be remembered, and special ceremonies of honor should be held at the memorials. That's not the same as "celebrating" 9/11, just as Memorial Day and the attack on Pearl Harbor are not causes for celebration. They are days of remembrance and honoring.
Much of the special programming is about what has happened since 9/11. The interviews with survivors are very interesting and inspirational. The documentaries about the construction and components of the memorials are informative and events that touch the nation. Otherwise, they seem out of touch or uncaring. From the speeches that I heard, no one was campaigning.

No one is forced to participate, of course.
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I am with you. My DVR is probably full now with specials.
 
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