I'm watching the real time replay of Good Morning America on 9/11/01

[marym625]

The feelings of despair, fear, disbelief, horror come flooding back. The fact that I know what will happen because of this attack somehow makes it almost worse than watching it happen at the time.

What we have learned from 9/11, it seems, is nothing. We built this. We did this by our arrogance and ignorance. And here we go again. Fighting somewhere we shouldn't be, to fight something that came about because we went somewhere we shouldn't be, to fight something that wasn't there.

We're a warmongering country. Doesn't seem to matter what or why as long as they build a convincing argument to the people who read the sound bites.

[CJCRANE]

1. I'm always amazed

that so few people are curious to find out what 9/11 was all about.

(And I'm not talking about controlled demolition or holograms or anything like that).

It's relatively easy to find out too. You don't have to dig that deep.

There are a few murmurings on the edges of the commentosphere* bubbling up...it'll be interesting to see if they gain traction or not.

*Just a word I made up but it seems appropriate to describe comments on news sites, social media and blogs.

[ReverendDeuce]

2. Because that would peel back an ugly scab...

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It might reveal that not everything is perfect.

[marym625]

4. Can't have that

Imagine if we actually examined ourselves

[marym625]

3. It is amazing

And it's a great word. I'll start using it, commentosphere!

[jwirr]

5. I turned the tv on for my great granddaughter and it was on MSNBC Morning Joe. He had the

attack on with the date clear down on the bottom. I did not notice it at first and I panicked. I was about to scream to the others to come and watch but caught myself and looked for the date. I could not believe the way I felt. And it is especially surprising when I took the original event somewhat calmly.

[marym625]

9. Have to admit it kept popping in my mind

OMG! as I sort of drifted in and out of watching. Like somewhere in the back of my mind it could be real again. I didn't take it calmly the first time. I was in shock for a long time.

[johnfunk]

6. Watching the NBC replay on MSNBC. Tim Russert breaks in at 11:25

... with his analysis and speculation on who was behind the attack...



Okay, just kidding. Russert made it clear that the exec branch and military was on high alert and had not reached a conclusion on who was behind the attack. He was a better reporter than he was an interviewer, just so long as Clinton was not involved.

[marym625]

8. Yeah, that's the truth! eom

[Avalux]

7. It doesn't serve you well to watch that.

Why do you want to re-live all those feelings? If done as a collective, it keeps us mired in negativity, and we'll never be able to change our fear-based society.

Do something else that makes you feel GOOD, and believe that we can change by refusing to partake in the negativity.

[marym625]

10. Because I can't not watch

Because we should remember it. Because it can give us some empathy for the war torn countries around the globe. To remind us of what we did because of it and what we did to cause that kind of anger against us.

[Avalux]

11. Remembrance is fine, so is an examination of the facts that got us there and to where we are now.

I don't have to watch it to empathize with others. Re-living the gut-wrenching emotions I experienced on that day? No thanks. It's in the past, and I won't allow my "now" to drag me back there.

[marym625]

12. we all deal with things in our own way

For me, something leads me there. You don't need that. That's all good, more power to you!