Just stop

[honeyandvinegar]

Today is a landmark in history, of course... but at this point, I think how the memorializing of it over the last few years has become meaningless, bullshit, tiresome and just plain wrongInstead of pretending to be interested in the victims of 9/11 name-readings and switching the channel a quarter of the way through, instead of screaming about how

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[addie71]

That is such a moving video. I was getting chills listening to the sirens ring. I agree this is something we should adopt. I think the other events should still be done, but adding this would have meaning for all.

[honeyandvinegar]

The events are good reminders--it's just that it's too much of a choice to turn the TV on, and with so many people working 9-to-5'ers, it's not a choice, but simply an unavailable option.

I know that the likelihood is slim that this could ever become a tradition, it just makes me sad.

[karin_woywod]

There are sometimes minutes of silence, of public mourning, of paying your respects, of public standstill like this being decreed in Germany, for instance for victims of Neonazi murderers or, I even believe there was one a day or two after 9/11/2001.

The problem is, I take part in these minutes of silence every time. I even prepare a note that I take part in it, in the case I am right in the middle of serving a customer, when it's turning that minute that it is supposed to happen.

The thing is, often the customers won't join in, and often, even my colleagues won't join in, and then I look the complete and utter fool . . .

Love,

- Karin.

P.S. Strange. I separate my paragraphs, and after posting, they are pasted together again.

Only excessive use of the
tag lets me separate my paragraphs . . .

[honeyandvinegar]

Um, NO. You are so not the fool in that scenario. If they can't stop their oh-so-important lives for a minute a year, it's THEM who should feel stupid. Really, daily life, working, toiling, partying--it's all so meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

I applaud you for doing it, and don't you ever stop just because so many others are too cold and distant from their own history and the sacrifices made which ALLOW them to be wandering around living life to begin with. *hug*

[moit]

Can I fucking high five you?

Seriously.

ACTION is greater than INACTION.

Copypasta spam does NOT equal patriotism.

[honeyandvinegar]

High-5 away, baby. Knew you'd agree, cos' you've got a brain. :)

[moit]

*hugs tight*

[verangel]

At work doing door duty for security. Honestly we never forget. It's where we are. I listened to Elvis Duran am this morning out of NYC on way to work Very moving & silence at 846. I cried. I always cry this day & feel the memory & sorrow of fear. Horror & loss of lives & innocence. My kids have very moving programs in school. Anna had to sing high soprano for glory hallelujah. It & pictures affect deeply. Noah is really just realizing the deeply moving pictures of the timelines. He wore is new York firefighting shirt we bought together at memorial. It's personal. He was only a year old then. It agree it would be nice to have silence at same momentary the time it was in different time zones. But there is still deep feeling in many a heart and soul in not forgetting & remembering & honoring every life lost, every soul who helped in an impossible & painful horror. Love you tons. Xoxoxo v

[claudia603]

Two years after the event, at the school I was working at, we all had a moment of silence that morning, the whole school, outside standing around the flagpole. I wept inside myself and teared up. It was very moving and very right. I think a national moment of silence at that time would be very appropriate.