There are many things much worse than the September 11 attacks.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
United States
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@slipz1487 (415)
• United States
12 Sep 10
your right.. commemoraating the attack that occured 9 yrs ago, just brings back more pain to those that had lost people they love that day.. let us move on..
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@scorpionsting29 (3)
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12 Sep 10
Well, for me Sept.11 is one of the history of the Americans that measure their capacity in handling a situation in which the innocent people are concerns,but theirs lot of things in this world that is needed much attention.Like for example the poor people around the world who supper from malnutrition.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Sep 10
I can tell you why. this was the first time we had a foreign party bomb the U.S. since Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941! Ans sadly many Still don't Really know why. In fact some thought it was the Bush Administration that did it! We Americans are the baby of the family of the world. The children who are a little spoiled and a little idealistic and behave in a totally differently from the rest of the family.And like the baby of the family we don't understand every like the older members because we haven't experienced it. Being terrorized happens Every day in the Middle East. War is a way of life for many. Fearing the "other" is a way of survival. But in the U.S. we haven't have warlike activity on our soil , meaning the lower 48, since 1865. so not only was a shock but many don't understand why.
what I remember that day and the next few days after is all the countries who sent their support and for a brief moment the world was closer, more like a family.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Sep 10
20 typhoons?! One scares the sh!t out of me! Can you tell , I'm the baby of the family. I'm a little spoiled but I knew , thanks to my mom, that in other places bombings like 911 happen everyday. So I am a maturing spoiled brat!
I want to thank you for my best response. I think this was one of my best posts and for it to deemed Best Response is wonderful . A great surprise.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
12 Sep 10
That makes sense. The baby is spoiled so it cries more than everyone when it gets hurt a little. Yeah, I grew up experiencing at least 20 typhoons a year and I guess that is why I view this day differently than most Americans and I am like the older brother who gets more chores who tells the spoiled kid "it's just a scratch get over it." Thanks.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
12 Sep 10
I think you completely missed the point of sarahruthbeth's response, little one, which is that this was the first time the U.S. was attacked on it's own soil in over 100 years.
And I'm sorry, you can't have the title of older brother. 
Your tyhoons are big storms...I live in south Florida and our big storms are called hurricanes...big deal. The thing both have in common is that there is warning and time to prepare. If you had 20 earthquakes a year...or 20 tornadoes...or 20 wildfires, all of which come without warning, I *might* allow you to believe that you are so much more mature...so much wiser...than those of us who live with the threat every day. But you have no idea what those acts of nature are...and apparently you're not aware of how strong we as Americans are. I think you should share your views with your clssmates though...maybe they can enlighten you more.
Your tyhoons are big storms...I live in south Florida and our big storms are called hurricanes...big deal. The thing both have in common is that there is warning and time to prepare. If you had 20 earthquakes a year...or 20 tornadoes...or 20 wildfires, all of which come without warning, I *might* allow you to believe that you are so much more mature...so much wiser...than those of us who live with the threat every day. But you have no idea what those acts of nature are...and apparently you're not aware of how strong we as Americans are. I think you should share your views with your clssmates though...maybe they can enlighten you more.1 person likes this
@matersfish (6306)
• United States
11 Sep 10
Is your profile true? You're 19 from the USA? And this is your discussion question?
It's happening faster than I thought and I haven't even logged in 3 decades yet.
Is this saying, basically, "America is a bad, bad country, so just get over 911 already. We had it comin'!" ?
How does one even develop that I wonder.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
11 Sep 10
Yes, that was true.
No, you interpreted it wrong it is just that they are giving too much importance to the event even though worse things that have happened. I guess US have weak hearts will take very long to recover from disasters. That's all.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
11 Sep 10
No one has weak hearts...it's a matter of respect for those who perished that day.
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@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
12 Sep 10
You know what I noticed about America? Like you said they rarely have this kind of incident, so they take it really hard and go through a very long time to move on, most of them end up depressed. Unlike me who grew up in the tropics and experiencing at least 20 typhoons every year and when something gets broken we just have to fix it again and move on. I guess that made me tougher than most people here. I'm not saying Americans don't move on but it's just that you guys are slower in the process. I think that is why I take this day differently than most of you.
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
11 Sep 10
I worked for an American company for years and yes it was a big day and still is. I had many American friends and colleagues who were not involved in anything
One guy in particular lost a friend of his in the attack. Try explaining to him it is not a big day. Or anyone else for that matter who mourns the loss of someone on 9/11.
One guy in particular lost a friend of his in the attack. Try explaining to him it is not a big day. Or anyone else for that matter who mourns the loss of someone on 9/11.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
11 Sep 10
Yeah my coach lost his best friend on that incident as well. I understand that. It's just that to me it's not a big day.
@livelollove (2)
• United States
11 Sep 10
The United States isn't the only country that lost people in the September 11th attacks, dozens of countries lost citizens that day, but since it happened on our soil it's obviously a bigger deal for us. It was a major event that killed over 2,000 people and touched millions of people in some way. Remembering the event is a way to respect those who were lost. You move on by remembering it and learning from it, you don't move on by forgetting it ever happened.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
11 Sep 10
It certainly means a lot more when it happens in your own soil. Maybe it's Karma you know for hundreds of years US has taken over many places and done horrific stuff as well.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
11 Sep 10
If we're so horrible why do you choose to go to take advantage of our educational opportunities?
@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
12 Sep 10
Having read some of your responses, may I ask you if you have ever lost someone suddenly, whether to illness or violence? It is VERY hard sometimes to move on. For those children who lost parents, they might not have any other memories of that parent, except for those stories shared by others. Tell me, what have I, an American, done to YOU? Nothing to my knowledge. I didn't even know anyone affected until four years later, when a former coworker to me about someone from our office being present on Flight 93 (the four hijacked jet) and then it became personal.
On that day, I still had two parents. I no longer have either of them, and it makes me sad. It makes me sad to think of those children who lost both of their parents that day, those children who were so young that they no longer have any memories, just pictures and stories of their parents.
But this is a discussion, and I am trying to share why it is important to me. I am not telling you that you are wrong for your feelings...everyone is affected by different emotions and interpretations of an event.
@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
12 Sep 10
Well, other than the 9/11 attacks, the previous attack was by an American in the mid-90s...you'd have to all the way back to the 1700s for our Revolutionary War. I guess we (as a country) grew too complacent in our position as one of the world's super powers. I think that is why it's so hard for us as a society (the US) to get past it.
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@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
12 Sep 10
You Americans have done nothing wrong to me like you said. I am not angry, I'm just making a stand for myself. I have lost two best friend, one in a car accident, the other got sick, I miss them until now, I was sad at one time but I moved on as quickly as I see myself in the mirror crying, I don't want a sad life. I am aware of people who lost their loved ones from that incident like my coach he sometimes cry when he remembers his best friend, it is really important for him and he still hasn't changed in all these years, he is still sad. With all that stress your body will release so much cortisol, that is not good for you.
My point in this whole discussion is that coping takes so long for Americans and I think they should look at the world and realize that there are bigger things than the incident. But since most of you disagree with me I think free speech isn't as good as it sounds. Maybe I should just lie. Yeah, that is just me don't bother yourself with what I just said.
Maybe it's a big culture shock like that one responder said your country rarely have attacks on American soil for years.
