Today

[sartorias]

At BVC, the others decided to commemorate 9/11 on the blog today. I thought about it, and decided that I had nothing to say that hasn't already been said over and over, and further, I did not want to read the news today, or much of anything else about it. (I will do my best to avoid politicians using that terrible day in order to hammer us with

Comments

[halfmoon_mollie]

While I do not want to mitigate the loss of all the people, nor minimize the importance of what happened, I do not think it is necessary for ALL POPULAR MEDIA to be overloaded with remembrances.

(I will do my best to avoid politicians using that terrible day in order to hammer us with political exhortations.)

It's the same thing, every year. Open a vein, bleed, mourn, keen, and then the next day go back to 'normal'. We are the ONLY country in the world that carries on this way!

But anyway, Thank you, and I hope you have a good day.

[sartorias]

A good day to you, too.

Not the only one

[zornhau]

Actually, we have Remembrance Sunday when we remember the war dead. I suspect it was quite mourn-and-keen during the decade after World War One, it's certainly solemn these days. If we don't wail and tear our hair, it's because we have a cultural tradition of stiff upper lip. Can't tell you whether it's healthy or not.

[lenora_rose]

I think other countries do the same thing over their own memorial days (whether by that name or another) for other events. There is, as zornhau mentions, an aspect of that to Remembrance Day (By any name: November 11th) including a certain surreality and distance from the actual event already happening. Some feel that way about August 6th and 9th, which deserve it a good deal more than September 11th does.

[sartorias]

I totally get the urge to share their stories. I am listening there. It's using the day as a springboard to a message . . . I would rather avoid the messages.

[sartorias]

*nodnod*

The urge to make those statements is human--difficult to resist--but we can skip 'em!

[heleninwales]

The tenth anniversary is all over our media too but I'm trying to avoid it as much as possible. Yes, it was a horrible atrocity, but I am not an American, I have no direct connection with anyone who died and it seems somewhat ghoulish to keep dwelling on it.

[anonymous]

from pilgrimsoul

I've seen and wept over some of the coverage--history, you know. What I have seen is a touching and refreshing lack of political posturing. I think they are smart enough to know how it would backfire.

[sartorias]

Yes--a different situation, I think.

[queenoftheskies]

I feel the same as you and hope to avoid the media hype today.

While it was truly tragic, I can't help but be disgusted by the politicians using it to their benefit and by the people who don't want to remember the fallen or comfort those who have lost loved ones. They want to monger war and revenge and I think we've had enough of those already.

[jordan179]

They want to monger war and revenge and I think we've had enough of those already.

I disagree, for the foe has not yet yielded, or been wiped out.

[queenoftheskies]

I certainly agree with your right to disagree.