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42. I feel sorry for those that lost loved ones. Forced to remember that day year after year after year

Sat Sep 11, 2021, 10:51 AM

Sep 2021

When we lose a loved one, time blurs the event and we are left with pleasant memories that ease our grief. They are forced to see the towers fall, the Pentagon burn and a field in Pennsylvania every year. Even if they don't turn on their TV's, they know the reason why.

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I think we make too big a deal about 9/11 [View all] Bucky Sep 2021 OP

That day changed the course of history. Dawson Leery Sep 2021 #1

That seems to be the point being made in the OP JI7 Sep 2021 #3

A Commercial Nation Roy Rolling Sep 2021 #157

Our reaction to 9/11 is why we are in Crisis today, IMHO. flor-de-jasmim Sep 2021 #4

Seeing Bush the 2nds face on the TV will keep me from watching. hot2na Sep 2021 #15

How very true! jrthin Sep 2021 #19

Exactly right DeeDeeNY Sep 2021 #160

Not just that reaction to 9/11, the ineptitude and bad foreign. policy that led up to it..... 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #135

And the hypocrisy of the burgeoning far right from this tragedy is just stunning Tikki Sep 2021 #40

You might be right... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #156

There are good people every where...bet the kind lady from OK isn't a rabid right winger. Tikki Sep 2021 #168

Yes, there ARE Good People Everywhere! electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #172

What is it - several times more people have been killed in individual murders to spree shootings ck4829 Sep 2021 #2

I think it's time to hang up on the pity party. dhol82 Sep 2021 #5

You're a little thinker! North Shore Chicago Sep 2021 #6

It is a stark reminder of Republican incompetence like the Beirut bombing. rickyhall Sep 2021 #7

right. Cheney was IN CHARGE of a remake of terrorism response when it happened Captain Zero Sep 2021 #149

I will never forget. But I am hoping year twenty will bring the end to boston bean Sep 2021 #8

Wow, this is a great piece Bettie Sep 2021 #9

I'm glad you aren't silent. I agree with much of that. I detest this celebration of 9/11 underpants Sep 2021 #10

Thanks for posting this. It's pretty much the same discussion I had with my wife tonight. Probatim Sep 2021 #143

Are we going to memorialize January 6th the same way? Why not? CousinIT Sep 2021 #11

+1 -K&R onetexan Sep 2021 #13

I disagree. Like Pearl Harbor, it was a defining day in history. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #12

Did you see Keith Olbermann's video about 9/11? Thought-provoking. niyad Sep 2021 #17

do you have a link to it? i'd like to see it orleans Sep 2021 #76

Yes, this one. niyad Sep 2021 #86

No, I will have to listen. We were attacked and certainly it changed history... not in a good way. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #116

A point I try to make clear is... Bucky Sep 2021 #123

"Remembering" is one thing... malthaussen Sep 2021 #22

I have a friend that calls it what it is, grief porn. Autumn Sep 2021 #96

Honest question. What did it define? Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #68

That we are no longer protected marybourg Sep 2021 #82

I disagree with that Bucky Sep 2021 #109

Thank you for saying it better than I would have. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #117

First of all, there is no such thing as "protection," and never was. malthaussen Sep 2021 #126

We weren't beating our chests in 1961 about Pearl Harbor. Gore1FL Sep 2021 #137

The military industrial complex never sleeps dlk Sep 2021 #14

Very true!!! McKim Sep 2021 #63

That sounds like a great idea dlk Sep 2021 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author McKim Sep 2021 #64

That's why they want to keep reminding us treestar Sep 2021 #70

When there are $billions yo be made... dlk Sep 2021 #85

When there are $ billions to be made... dlk Sep 2021 #90

WE STILL don't know the truth of what happen that day. The truth is buried and classified as always. usaf-vet Sep 2021 #16

Big events like that always have some mysteries, of course Bucky Sep 2021 #102

Many of us have had lives defined by JFK assassination, Vietnam, MLK/RFK deaths, Challenger disaster hlthe2b Sep 2021 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #29

+1,000 Well said. My feelings exactly. Fla Dem Sep 2021 #34

You're right FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #57

We've made too much out of Sept 11. marble falls Sep 2021 #20

I agree. n/t malthaussen Sep 2021 #21

It's time to wallow in pity once again and then hay rick Sep 2021 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #32

This. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #44

I couldn't have said it better Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #69

I agree. Well said. Owl Sep 2021 #24

The memorial services and somber events are hard enough Docreed2003 Sep 2021 #25

Time has only exacerbated stillcool Sep 2021 #26

Sick of 9/11 Nuffer Sep 2021 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #35

660k deaths that are "officially" reported FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #62

Experts Say 30-40% Higher ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #87

Happy Birthday! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2021 #55

Most of us can do both. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #56

My birthday also and I feel the same way. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #71

Happy Birthday. How are you observing this day? niyad Sep 2021 #91

Happy Birthday discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2021 #77

Happy Birthday. How are you observing this day? niyad Sep 2021 #92

And the people dying from shootings which we do nothing to stop JI7 Sep 2021 #122

Wow. Who's "celebrating"? LakeArenal Sep 2021 #28

I definitely do not say we should "just forget history." Bucky Sep 2021 #37

Well I guess we will have to disagree. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #47

I'm okay with disagreeing on opinions Bucky Sep 2021 #110

I don't parse individual words. Some folks are not as eloquent as others. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #119

To me, it has become something of a sideshow of a Polly Hennessey Sep 2021 #41

Uh, there is no "constant wailing".... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #174

Some people forget that the site is also a repository for over one thousand unidentified remains. Donkees Sep 2021 #94

This is a beautiful and powerful tribute Bucky Sep 2021 #112

"Twenty years ago, we made a promise to the families of World Trade Center victims ... " Donkees Sep 2021 #115

You have a good point, Lake Arenal. smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #120

Thanks. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #121

Thanks for your post, LA... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #173

Well said. Snackshack Sep 2021 #30

Finally, someone is more courageous than me. Polly Hennessey Sep 2021 #31

It will be interesting to see if any mention is made of luvtheGWN Sep 2021 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #38

That's wonderful to hear... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #175

Exceptionally well put. gulliver Sep 2021 #36

It's turned into a way to keep the hate going.... AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #39

I feel sorry for those that lost loved ones. Forced to remember that day year after year after year appleannie1 Sep 2021 #42

Like those of us with friends and loved ones affected, we will always remember it. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #51

Of course, but they don't have to see it happen every year and relive the initial pain over and over appleannie1 Sep 2021 #93

Not everyone does that. Some see it as a celebration of a loved one's life. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #118

my condolences if you knew people who lost people, you lost people... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #176

Two degrees of separation. But yes. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #177

{digital hug} : ( electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #179

Awww nice. ❣️❣️ LakeArenal Sep 2021 #180

A college friend lost his brother that day. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2021 #53

There are probably thousands that loathe the media attention with them. appleannie1 Sep 2021 #95

Several years ago I heard a discussion with grief counselors and psychologists dflprincess Sep 2021 #144

Thank you for taking the time to write Marthe48 Sep 2021 #43

Good to remember, but healthy to move on. forgotmylogin Sep 2021 #45

I agree, but it isn't really "we" who are making the big deal FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #46

hear hear lookyhereyou Sep 2021 #163

One more case of rewriting American history. Jon King Sep 2021 #48

Posts like these are why I come to DU. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2021 #49

That's a great example of real community service Bucky Sep 2021 #104

We, we, we....no, it is YOU who want something else, it happened, it changed the world, its History Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #50

...all the way home Bucky Sep 2021 #145

DURec leftstreet Sep 2021 #52

Outstanding essay! llmart Sep 2021 #58

9/11 is the birthday of a dear friend heckles65 Sep 2021 #59

I mistrust MSM so much that I don't believe their for profit tear campaign every time there is yaesu Sep 2021 #60

Well said! BlueJac Sep 2021 #61

+1 Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #65

I hated the idea that was out there about making it a holiday treestar Sep 2021 #66

superb reasoning and writing. thank you. NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #67

American's love their flag waving and jingoism. Remember the Alamo! jalan48 Sep 2021 #72

I'm not sure it's realistic to expect that it go unrecognized. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #73

I agree Bucky Sep 2021 #124

Even my socially liberal sister is getting sucked into this. lark Sep 2021 #74

Since 1946 the number of people put in harm's way by US foreign policy is truly staggering. Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #75

Talk about throwing gas on the fires of the right orangecrush Sep 2021 #78

That's why I posted in GD, a left-of-center forum... Bucky Sep 2021 #108

Wow orangecrush Sep 2021 #142

Why do I just want to think about (and obsess on) anything ELSE today... calimary Sep 2021 #79

I agree DownriverDem Sep 2021 #80

We Even Went So Far As To DallasNE Sep 2021 #81

I think your idea cate94 Sep 2021 #83

Not my idea Bucky Sep 2021 #111

I don't know which is worse, the OP's take, or the RW overblown hypocritical JCMach1 Sep 2021 #88

I thought we made too big a deal of it when it happened. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #89

I think most Americans will meet the day in what way seems best to them. LanternWaste Sep 2021 #97

Bucky speaks for me. Tracer Sep 2021 #98

Never FelineOverlord Sep 2021 #99

Can I ask what specifically is going on today that you don't approve of? Takket Sep 2021 #100

Thank you for asking Bucky Sep 2021 #107

Agree with this paragraph: LeftInTX Sep 2021 #114

The bullshit explanations of why we were attacked for starters. J6 is WAAAY more of a defining ... uponit7771 Sep 2021 #158

Very interesting, nuanced post... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #178

People's experiences that day differ greatly and will affect how they choose to memorialize the day. Make7 Sep 2021 #101

I don't think we're reveling in the pain and loss as much as it gives us a chance to Poiuyt Sep 2021 #103

Every year on 9/11 t our school's ROTC plays traps in the hall way Bucky Sep 2021 #105

The defining thing about 9/11 is it, and the Bush crooks, seperated Americans traitorsgalore Sep 2021 #106

Sorry, I disagree LeftInTX Sep 2021 #113

In real time, as the attack was happening, I said... malthaussen Sep 2021 #127

Thank you so much Bucky PatSeg Sep 2021 #125

Speaking of memorials... ymetca Sep 2021 #128

Well said, Bucky. K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Sep 2021 #129

I don't think we're even close to being right about what 9/11 says about us station agent Sep 2021 #130

Agreed Pacifist Patriot Sep 2021 #133

I don't agree. nt Raine Sep 2021 #131

I agree. It's been 20 years. Oneironaut Sep 2021 #132

The United States has become a reality show in many ways. nini Sep 2021 #134

I am with you 100% Gore1FL Sep 2021 #136

Ya think? n/t Strelnikov_ Sep 2021 #138

I have not watched anything today about 9-11. Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #139

The Brooklyn Heights promenade was packed tonight... brooklynite Sep 2021 #140

Yes, one of the world's largest cities was attacked. NYC is #2 for Global Power Index LeftInTX Sep 2021 #148

This, too. TY (born & bread NYC'r) electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #152

this. I forgot about The Tribute in Lights... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #151

JustADumbFireman agrees JustADumbFireman Sep 2021 #141

It's called 911 because that is the number we dial for emergency help nightwing1240 Sep 2021 #147

Yes, this Bucky Sep 2021 #165

A question for those that agree with this, please nightwing1240 Sep 2021 #146

you're not alone... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #154

The OP didn't say anything about ignoring and casting the day aside JI7 Sep 2021 #162

It was a major day in history Lithos Sep 2021 #150

I never get a sense that it's a "celebration"... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #155

There are a few who have turned into a mini 4th of July Lithos Sep 2021 #170

Yeah, I'd agree with you about those people electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #171

I'm still thinking about a few hundred votes in Florida in 2000 Withywindle Sep 2021 #153

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 and now we have a text book insurrection against democracy going on. AQ was .. uponit7771 Sep 2021 #159

Oh dear god the hot takes are a-flowing. Loki Liesmith Sep 2021 #161

A few things lonely bird Sep 2021 #164

Personally my life changed a great deal following 9/11 randr Sep 2021 #166

Personal change is one thing lonely bird Sep 2021 #169

It has been only twenty years. Progressive dog Sep 2021 #167

I disagree, and if you hadn't visited NYC before The Towers fell, or ... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #181

This is a beautiful post and a beautiful tribute Withywindle Sep 2021 #182

Aww, thanks... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #183