I couldn't agree more with ThisSeriously. Now, I don't want to come off as a terrible person here (which is why it's here and not on Facebook or something) but honestly, I think it can stop now
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In a day and age when hardly anyone has any pride in the country that protects them, the least we can do is remember one of the few times in recent history (read: one quarter of the life of the country) where we stood united against a common front.
Sensationalism will exist about everything (! Jon desipises Kate and loves his new girlfriend more !) (who cares?) but that does not take away from the searing loss this country and those families experienced.
The fact is, press is a business that will do whatever it can to sell whatever it can sell. At least Shafer had the insight to specifically single out the press as the issue. You might do well to do the same.
What if we just changed cultural perspective so people actually believed they owed it to the country to participate in its well being instead of guilting people into doing something they don't want to do on a certain day and not be bothered remembering the people who died. Those people didn't die doing service, they died doing the things we do every day, go to work, meet for breakfast, stand around the watercooler.
There is nothing about September 11, xxxx year that says its any better than any other day as a "day of service"
You think it would be successful? How many people actually plant trees on Arbor Day?
Our Society Requires These DayshellishdreamSeptember 13 2009, 01:14:29 UTC
How often do people tell Mom "I love you"? At least on Mother's Day.
How often does anyone thanks the receptionists? Probably only on Secretary's Day...if that.
We have so much going on in our lives, that taking one day a year for things that are Important is the very least we can do. And is often all we do.
If one person plants a tree on Arbor Day who wouldn't on another day, it's worth it. If the 10th anniversary of 9/11 will get you to thank a fireman just once in your life, it's worth it.
To agree with the article though, I do wish that if everyone insists on paying homage, that it be sincere and truly felt and not to sell more newspapers.
To be cynical though, it means there is only one day a year you have to hear about whatever it is from all sides...
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In a day and age when hardly anyone has any pride in the country that protects them, the least we can do is remember one of the few times in recent history (read: one quarter of the life of the country) where we stood united against a common front.
Sensationalism will exist about everything (! Jon desipises Kate and loves his new girlfriend more !) (who cares?) but that does not take away from the searing loss this country and those families experienced.
The fact is, press is a business that will do whatever it can to sell whatever it can sell. At least Shafer had the insight to specifically single out the press as the issue. You might do well to do the same.
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What if we just changed cultural perspective so people actually believed they owed it to the country to participate in its well being instead of guilting people into doing something they don't want to do on a certain day and not be bothered remembering the people who died. Those people didn't die doing service, they died doing the things we do every day, go to work, meet for breakfast, stand around the watercooler.
There is nothing about September 11, xxxx year that says its any better than any other day as a "day of service"
You think it would be successful? How many people actually plant trees on Arbor Day?
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How often does anyone thanks the receptionists? Probably only on Secretary's Day...if that.
We have so much going on in our lives, that taking one day a year for things that are Important is the very least we can do. And is often all we do.
If one person plants a tree on Arbor Day who wouldn't on another day, it's worth it. If the 10th anniversary of 9/11 will get you to thank a fireman just once in your life, it's worth it.
To agree with the article though, I do wish that if everyone insists on paying homage, that it be sincere and truly felt and not to sell more newspapers.
To be cynical though, it means there is only one day a year you have to hear about whatever it is from all sides...
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