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I was actually talking with my friend about this same thing yesterday. The first time I heard that there was an attack, I was in my science class, I want to say it was physical science, and my teacher told us, kinda not like it was a bad thing, so I wasn't too worried about it or anything, although some of the teachers did look sort of worried. Then I went into Gifted Lit, and we kinda talked about it a little bit before the principle came of the the intercom and told us that school was going to be cancelled the next day, and that the day was going to be cut short. Of course, none of us really understood the seriousness of the situation, and we kinda cheered, well my teacher got sort of angry at that. But, they were cutting school short because we like about, 5 miles from a Navy base, and were afraid that would be attacked. Then I went home and kinda watched the news and played videos games. I remember always seeing people everywhere crying when they saw the video, but I was never really all that sad about it.

Okay, churrlo ~ since we both like to discuss stuff, I'll post my response. Sorry I'm menstrual and a bit cranky >_o

I think people are confused with the Iraq War and 9/11. I only hear about 9/11 in September; for four years I've heard everyday about the Iraq War. (Mind you, we went to Iraq in March of 2003.) 9/11 was not about the Iraq War. After 9/11, Bush declared war on Afghanistan. My AP US History estimated that the war in Afghanistan lasted roughly ten days. The US failed to track down Bin Laden; instead we went Iraq to find "weapons of massed destruction." Later it turned to "we need to free the people of Iraq and give them democracy!" That's where we're stuck now.

Now, if you're already aware of this knowledge and still think 9/11 gets too much coverage, lets look at some other theories of mine.
- It's September, give it a week and you're not going to hear too much about the World Trade Centers falling.
- This is a major event in American history, the closest comparison I could make would be the attacks on Peral Harbor. Both days will be taught in History Books years from now.

Okay, now I'm going to go on to my controversial statement: 9/11 was forgotten
- I meant this figuratively. Of course the event was not forgotten, you heard it on the news. But, going out yesterday I saw no patriotism from my local area. There were no American flag pins, people dressed in red, white, or blue, or American flags flown at half mast. Sure, we had a moment of silence - but why did no one do anymore to remember those who were lost?
- Secondly, I hardly ever hear about the other two attacks on 9/11. How often do you hear about the Pentagon or the plane that was heading for the White House? Why does a memorial for the Pentagon have to be funded by the families who lost a love one? Why do we not hear about this fund?

American Media Coverage will be one of my last points...
First off, the news is going to cover what's going on in the country before they start covering other nations. If you didn't already know, America has already sent aid to those countries who faced natural disasters. How much can you cover? How much help can you send if we're at war?
As for the Holocaust, it was an act of genocide, the tsunamis and earthquakes were natural disasters. They did not happen in this county. 9/11 was an attack of terrorism. It hit us hard. Our sovereignty was penetrated. We took action.


And I'm not trying to say anyone is wrong, I'm trying to just express my opinion. This is how I felt about it and what my mind comprehended.

To those people of other countries who say "you should have seen it coming, there were attacks on your bases in other countries, they tried to do in 1993, et cetera", think about it. Would YOU make that connection? That they would try to hit the homeland next? And if you DID, how could you guess WHEN the next attack could be?
Plus all of us were kind of following the BILL CLINTON scandal...and that was pretty juicy, so if we didn't make the connection, sorry. It's not my fault that my country's media is so screwed up that i never hear about anything that happens outside of the country unless i log onto gaia...
I think we should remember 9/11 for a while the way Ace says, with the flags for a while. It was the first attack on the homeland in 50 years. We should remember that, because we can do things to prevent that sort of things nowadays, well some of it. 9/11 should have sentimental connections, but we should also be motivated on that day to keep our country safe.

Yeah, I don't trust the media.


On a side note, on 9/11 i was in the third grade. I was in my classroom, when suddenly my teacher all ushered the whole grade into a class down the hall. Then they told us about what happened. We spent the remainder of the day waiting for our parents to pick us up at very quiet, sullen play. No laughter echoed around the room. I came home and hugged my mom, and she told me what happened.

My personal opinion would be to show our patriotism that one day - for instance, I wear the ribbons our veterans give out on Veteran's day. I do agree that throughout the year are actions should be reflected on the events that happened. But personally I still think that simply showing your patriotism for one day is an honor, we're not stuck in the past.

that's basically what i JUST said. xd

Lol, minor.