Amstel
The Hoarse Whisperer
yup. 'we're going to take better care of you than you could. You're safer with us.'
[Contest] 9/11 museum gift shop
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yup. 'we're going to take better care of you than you could. You're safer with us.'
you can blame the perception the media is shouting at you 24/7 more than the reality. The perception is you're told to fear, so you do.
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Syrup Beaver
pants log
I was sitting in an electromagnetics class, and a girl burst into the classroom and told us "a plane just hit the world trade center, they think it's a terrorist attack". Everyone in the class just looked at each other and said "holy fuck". The professor ended the lecture right there, and a bunch of us went to the campus pub after that and watched the news. Everyone was convinced WW3 was about to break out, 'cause the terrorists just kicked one hell of a hornet's nest.
The whole thing creeped me out personally - I was in NYC a month prior, and went to the WTC site. There was nothing special about September 11, it's entirely possible that the terrorists could have chose August 9 instead. To add to the creep factor, I took this picture when I was there.
The whole thing creeped me out personally - I was in NYC a month prior, and went to the WTC site. There was nothing special about September 11, it's entirely possible that the terrorists could have chose August 9 instead. To add to the creep factor, I took this picture when I was there.
Syrup Beaver
pants log
Yikes.
I was in NYC a month later, and you could still smell it.
A month after that, I was at CA's offices which directly overlook the site from the conference rooms.
A few of the guys said they just dropped their phones as they watched it happen.
I can't even imagine having to live with witnessing that.
I was in NYC a month later, and you could still smell it.
A month after that, I was at CA's offices which directly overlook the site from the conference rooms.
A few of the guys said they just dropped their phones as they watched it happen.
I can't even imagine having to live with witnessing that.
eileenbunny
Druish Princess
The media isn't telling me that I have to take my shoes off at the airport, that I can't fly with a bic lighter, that someone is going to take naked pictures of me before I fly, and that my family can't meet me at the gate. That's reality. The media isn't telling me that I need a passport to travel to Canada, that's reality. The media isn't telling me a lot of things. I just see them.
I've already apologized and promised to delete the pics, what more do you want from me?!?
eileenbunny
Druish Princess
I'm not really phased by 9/11 at all. It doesn't concern me much. I don't view it as unique, or shocking. It was a surprise, and rather incredible in a way, but it didn't scar me. I followed it for about a month and then it got on my nerves. I tend to view it as more of the same, something that has happened inumerable times over the millenia but this time with modern flair in America. A bunch of guys with a malicious agenda were relatively smart and got somewhat lucky. They put a lot of thought and planning into it, and executed it very well. Still, though, it should never have happened. I do think we failed miserably. I also think it will happen again eventually. And again. And again. For as long as there are people on Earth.
I also know that worse things have happened throughout human history, and my attitude is tempered by that. Worse things by a long shot. People have massacred each other in inventive and horrific ways for at least 10,000 years. Blood has saturated every continent on Earth except maybe Antarctica. It won't stop.
American slavery was at least one million times worse than 9/11, but it was cultural and prolonged so it was different somehow. And WE did that, which is awesome to me.
The Nanking massacre defied understanding. Imagine if instead of flying planes into buildings, the 9/11 crews broke into daycares and threw babies at one another, catching those babies on knives or swords while laughing and filming it. Imagine if they went through New York raping and murdering children by the hundred, and challenging each other to kill the most.
Srebrenica was more horrifying.
Just a few of a million examples of worse things that have happened. 9/11 wasn't shocking enough to dominate our sensibilities for a decade, but Americans aren't good at being victims. And we are amazingly short-sighted, self righteous and hypocritical.
I also know that worse things have happened throughout human history, and my attitude is tempered by that. Worse things by a long shot. People have massacred each other in inventive and horrific ways for at least 10,000 years. Blood has saturated every continent on Earth except maybe Antarctica. It won't stop.
American slavery was at least one million times worse than 9/11, but it was cultural and prolonged so it was different somehow. And WE did that, which is awesome to me.
The Nanking massacre defied understanding. Imagine if instead of flying planes into buildings, the 9/11 crews broke into daycares and threw babies at one another, catching those babies on knives or swords while laughing and filming it. Imagine if they went through New York raping and murdering children by the hundred, and challenging each other to kill the most.
Srebrenica was more horrifying.
Just a few of a million examples of worse things that have happened. 9/11 wasn't shocking enough to dominate our sensibilities for a decade, but Americans aren't good at being victims. And we are amazingly short-sighted, self righteous and hypocritical.
No jews or reptilians involved in these theories? Or jewish reptilians?
Not nearly cray enough.
Amstel
The Hoarse Whisperer
wow. I actually thought it was well thought out & a decent perspective.
In the short run, shocking and surprising, but if you take a historical perspective, I think he's on point.
eileenbunny
Druish Princess
Wasn't my Malaysian flight story enough for you? You need me to be entertaining constantly?
I wonder if they'll sell 9/11 mobiles or wind chimes. The central shaft can be shaped like a building, and there can be little people dangling on the strings.
