September 11, 2001.... Did YOU.... Remember.....?
September 11, 2001.... Did YOU.... Remember.....? Yesterday was the Aniversary of "9-11" Did you REMEMBER.... How Many UNBELIEVERS..... went to Church.... that Next.... SUNDAY? And for... Months [ about 3-4 ]... And Soon LEFT..... ! How many..... "Fox Hole CONVERSIONS" ... Took Place....? HOW many made a Decision for Christ.... out of that TRAGEDY..... and.... Still.... follow HIM... today ? ? ? Do YOU Remember.....? Thanks, RR
6th anniversary of 9/11?
I can not believe its been that long! How old were you when it happened? What were you doing? I was in the 6th grade (i know young but i still remember) and its weird b/c we where pretending to take trips on planes around the world that day. We made passports and everything.
Why isn’t Pearl Harbor remembered like 9/11?
Americans are no longer supposed to be afraid of the Japanese; we defeated them. Remember? What’s the use of selling the Japanese as an enemy? Currently, we Americans are supposed to be afraid of Muslim terrorists. When all's said and done then we will be sold whom we are supposed to be afraid of next; maybe it will be North Korea; who knows? Making the American people afraid is what qualifies as consensus building here in the U.S. So we have 9/11 remembrance; the remembrance du jour.A brief history of being afraid:1920’s - through 1930’s Communists1940’s - Nazis and Japs1950’s through 1980’s - Commies2001 through the present - TerroristsThink of fear as a militaristic marketing campaign to build consensus about who our antagonist is.The thing is, the U.S. government does not want or trust Americans to know geopolitical policy; the government markets fear instead otherwise Americans would second guess their government’s decisions and would not volunteer to join the armed forces. I am sorry to seem so cynical but that is the truth of it. Yes, we are all saddened by the events of 9/11 and that sadness and tragedy is, quite frankly, being exploited.
"Never forget 911". What do Americans mean by this expression?
"A day that will live in infamy..." What a historic speech that was, after the Japense attacked Pearl harbor. Everyone knew exactly what was meant by "remember Pearl harbor". However, what the heck do Americans mean when they say "never forget" during the anniversary of 911? I must admitt, when I hear people blabbering this hollow expression, followed by silence and confusion, it just drives me nuts. At least the "great generation" was willing to face the enemy and call the enemy "the enemy". In America, we cant even do that...we just say "never forget" and pretend like someone knows what the heck that means or what specifically we are supposed to be remembering. Almost all armed conflict worldwide is Islamic, this is not rocket science...its very plain to see who and what the enemy is, yet we just dont have the courage to speak it. We are weak weak weak weak......
Why did bush let 9/11 happen?
Because when he saw the classified briefing paper titled, "Bin Laden Determined To Strike Inside U.S.", he thought it was some labor union threatening a strike against the plastic bin manufacturing industry. Then he went on vacation for a month.
Did bush drop the ball on Hurricane Katrina ?
Miss me yet?
"Where were you" JFK assassination, or 9/11 terrorist attacks?
This 'Where were you' thing serves the purpose of keeping track of the contemporary history. Linking up with personal events (during one's own lifetime) gives that edge to the event that we can't miss, easily. JFK assassination (it was pre-TV years in India) was splashed in bold headlines on the front pages of all newspapers in India. I think the American Ambassador in India was that doughty, outspoken Daniel Patrick Moynihan with his evangelical spirit of capitalism. Yet, JFK was very popular in India may be because of his personal charisma (He & Jackie visited India & an American first couple visiting India as Tourists is a big event). The circumstances of the event (JFK assassination) were even more poignant. I heard comments to the effect that the Americans murdered their own President, the only country that could've protected the President of only it wanted it. On 9/11 I was sitting in the drawing room watching TV, at 7:30 PM with a coffee cup in hand, after returning from work. It was a ring side view. For a moment I could'nt make out nor comprehend what was going on, on TV screen. Though for a while I thought it was a scene form some American movie. When every channel showed it I said to myself "OMG". I felt sad for the needless & avoidable destruction & loss of lives. I visited NY only on my 1970 visit to America, when that site was being excavated (deep into the ground) for building the WTC towers, I was told. I stayed in a nearby hotel right opposite to Penn (Railroad) Station. Alas I couldn't see WTC when it was standing. On TV it was so incredulous that the enormity of the thing took time to sink in. Yet, Indians were very lucky for having been treated to such a spectacle on TV evening news channel. It was not an 'event' scripted, choreographed, rehearsed & all that but was spontaneous - "as-it-was-happening" (fresh from the Pan. one can say). The power & instant transmission of the 'visuals' was a new experience & I felt it. Next morning when it came in newspapers, many found that they missed it. Then they rushed to the TV sets which were still running the 'visuals' (as if to make amends to these dumb-skulls). Just the day before, Masood, the ethnic Tajik strongman who was successfully fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, was assassinated by a 'Camera' bomb. I saw a scheme & percieved a pattern linking the two events happening on opposite sides of the Globe, separated by 24 hours.