Post by Mobus on Sept 11, 2009 22:00:31 GMT -5
I've been quite busy, so this is later in the day than I'd like. But I have still have 2 hours before this day is officially over. 
I just wanted to make a thread to try to bring honor to all those who died that day, and to those who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedom since.
For eight years now 9/11 has been a somber day for me. Watching the different documentaries, memorials, and hearing the stories all over again each year takes me right back to the way I felt as it was happening then. I'll never forget that moment. I was in school, in health class. My teacher was one of those soft-spoken ladies who never had a hope of keeping a group of kids under control. It was there, in that class room, that I saw the second plane hit the second tower live on the TV. I imagine most of the classrooms had the TV on by then.
I'll never forget that dreadful feeling that came over me as the reality of what was happening set in. I was watching my country under attack. I was watching terror, horror. I was watching people die. My people.
Yet, perhaps the most horrifying thing I saw that day happened right there in my own classroom. Not long after the TV came on, two girls started joking and laughing about it all. It was the most ignorant thing I've ever seen. One statement stands out the most, in which they called the people jumping out of the towers "stupid." I was furious, and sincerely hoped they were just magnificently ignorant. However, eventually they too fell silent, perhaps finally feeling the reality of what was going on, or perhaps just sensing that they were alone in their amusement.
Whatever the case, though, the fact that I said nothing as they mocked and laughed remains one of the great regrets of my life. And as I sit here, watching the corruption that has infected our country at every level, I can't help but feel like the USA is being attacked again. And this time, I won't sit idly by and let all the sacrifice that has molded the United States be mocked.
Tomorrow, I suggest you guys watch the news. Tune in at 1-3 on Fox. I'm not sure anyone else will cover it. Look at Washington and see all the people standing up for their freedom, for their country and for what is right. They'll be laughed at, mocked. They'll be called "stupid." But make no mistake that they'll be heard.
With the sorrow, pain, and regrets of 9/11 comes the unity, purpose, and promise of 9/12. This time the ones attacking our freedom is our own government. It's vastly corrupt, Republicans and Democrats alike. The power has gone from the people to the government and special interest groups. The minority voice of radicals, of corrupt individuals and organizations has overpowered the voice of reasonable Americans for too long.
It's time to speak up.
I just wanted to make a thread to try to bring honor to all those who died that day, and to those who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedom since.
For eight years now 9/11 has been a somber day for me. Watching the different documentaries, memorials, and hearing the stories all over again each year takes me right back to the way I felt as it was happening then. I'll never forget that moment. I was in school, in health class. My teacher was one of those soft-spoken ladies who never had a hope of keeping a group of kids under control. It was there, in that class room, that I saw the second plane hit the second tower live on the TV. I imagine most of the classrooms had the TV on by then.
I'll never forget that dreadful feeling that came over me as the reality of what was happening set in. I was watching my country under attack. I was watching terror, horror. I was watching people die. My people.
Yet, perhaps the most horrifying thing I saw that day happened right there in my own classroom. Not long after the TV came on, two girls started joking and laughing about it all. It was the most ignorant thing I've ever seen. One statement stands out the most, in which they called the people jumping out of the towers "stupid." I was furious, and sincerely hoped they were just magnificently ignorant. However, eventually they too fell silent, perhaps finally feeling the reality of what was going on, or perhaps just sensing that they were alone in their amusement.
Whatever the case, though, the fact that I said nothing as they mocked and laughed remains one of the great regrets of my life. And as I sit here, watching the corruption that has infected our country at every level, I can't help but feel like the USA is being attacked again. And this time, I won't sit idly by and let all the sacrifice that has molded the United States be mocked.
Tomorrow, I suggest you guys watch the news. Tune in at 1-3 on Fox. I'm not sure anyone else will cover it. Look at Washington and see all the people standing up for their freedom, for their country and for what is right. They'll be laughed at, mocked. They'll be called "stupid." But make no mistake that they'll be heard.
With the sorrow, pain, and regrets of 9/11 comes the unity, purpose, and promise of 9/12. This time the ones attacking our freedom is our own government. It's vastly corrupt, Republicans and Democrats alike. The power has gone from the people to the government and special interest groups. The minority voice of radicals, of corrupt individuals and organizations has overpowered the voice of reasonable Americans for too long.
It's time to speak up.
