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I think you all should remember that 9/11 is my birthday, instead of dwelling on death.
It really angered me that world tragedy should occur on my birthday. And it brought up all sorts of thoughts about life and death and God and all. What kind of fortune is it to be born on a day that will now forever be known as a sad national holday?
But life goes on. And that's the important thing. We don't stop living and loving just because bad things happen.
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Appeasement would bring even more terror. At least until we were under Sharia law, which is the goal. They will Progressively demand more and more each time we give in. They'll move the bar back.
When Hezbulla demanded Israel leave Lebanon and Israel did, Hezbulla did not stop fighting as they promised. Instead, they moved the bar back. Now Israel must also surrender more land or Hezbulla will continue the fight.
Appeasement -> More Terror.
We must kill them while building democracy and prosperity amongst those who would not be terrorists. Eventually, people will say "I don't want to be a terrorist. I want to live."
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Jenny, a friend of mine in HS was born on December 7th. It can't be fun to be born on an infamous date.
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If you must know, I lost both my Uncle and my Father on that day. They were both great men in my eyes and I looked up to them. So I will make sure that my family remembers who they were. I don't like talking about them very much so I won't post on anymore 9/11 threads.
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"So I will make sure that my family remembers who they were."
It seems to me -- and you're certainly welcome to disagree, if you'd like -- that making sure your family remembers who these two good men were is something completely distinct and unaffiliated with commemmorating the date of their deaths.
I'm sorry for your loss, by the way. I would not expect that you, as someone directly affected by the tragedy, would forget in the same way, and would hope you understand that I'm not suggesting you should. I DO think, however, that at some point the wound will have to become less raw.
quote:To bargin, capitulate, attept to see it their way...
There is a world of difference between each of these three things, and frankly the third is NECESSARY, even if you're going to try to kill every last one of them, because you have to try to understand your enemies.
quote: Do you believe it is a GOOD thing to mourn a loss -- especially one that didn't directly affect you -- forever?
I think for me to remember 9/11 for the remainder of my days is good. I will probably talk to my children about it too. I think we learn wisdom from things like this as we do with many aspects of history. But, if my children and I have to suffer from through far more horrible things, I'm sure remembering 9/11 will not be as important because it would pale in comparison.
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