9/11 - 11 years on

[lawrawrrr]

To be honest, I thought this would be just like any other memorial thread. But it's really so much more..
I was 5 at the time, and I live in Portugal, so as you must imagine I don't remember anything really. The only memories I have is stuff I heard later on tv, in the internet and what people tell me.
I really loved the poem, Laura. It's so deep and emotional. I had tears in my eyes.. It was beautiful.

Well done, @laura;. That's some great inspiration.

see i know you're posting this so i'll rep you I'M NOT STUPID :/ thanks anyway, made me smile

[LiquidLuck.]

see i know you're posting this so i'll rep you I'M NOT STUPID :/ thanks anyway, made me smile

At first that was indeed my idea. But after reading that, I meant every single thing I said. Swear to God, it's amazing.

[dbgtz]

The reason why it is so big to the Americans is because unlike the British, the Americans have never really experienced death and destruction on their home soil like we have throughout our history (invasions, the threat of constant invasion from Europe, World War II bombings in Liverpool, Coventry and London, IRA bombings) - so for them it is much bigger than it would perhaps be for us.

Americans have had a share of destruction and surely they can't be so oblivious to the rest of the worlds problems... I believe I read about NBC not airing some sort of silence and if it's for the same reasons as I, then good on them though.

[xxMATTGxx]

Americans have had a share of destruction and surely they can't be so oblivious to the rest of the worlds problems... I believe I read about NBC not airing some sort of silence and if it's for the same reasons as I, then good on them though.

But 9/11 is probably one of the worst they had to deal with - Not sure what else they have to put up with. NBC also cut out the part of the 7/7 silence in the Olympics opening ceremony though.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Americans have had a share of destruction and surely they can't be so oblivious to the rest of the worlds problems... I believe I read about NBC not airing some sort of silence and if it's for the same reasons as I, then good on them though.

Oh no I agree with you on the blowback theory part - hence why i've always argued that foreign policy meddling (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria etc) actually leads to resentment and causes these tragic events.

From the horses mouth as they say, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/theobserver - and whilst I do not ever believe the killing of innocents for political ends is ever justifiable (hence why I condemn the IRA, Nelson Mandela and the ANC, Al-Qaeda) there is almost certainly a link between foreign policy meddling and blowback attacks on western nations as you point out.

[dbgtz]

But 9/11 is probably one of the worst they had to deal with - Not sure what else they have to put up with. NBC also cut out the part of the 7/7 silence in the Olympics opening ceremony though.

I'm confused, I read it was just family of volunteers who had died? Either way, it wasn't really relevant to them (I doubt they even know what 7/7 is).

Oh no I agree with you on the blowback theory part - hence why i've always argued that foreign policy meddling (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria etc) actually leads to resentment and causes these tragic events.

From the horses mouth as they say, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/theobserver - and whilst I do not ever believe the killing of innocents for political ends is ever justifiable (hence why I condemn the IRA, Nelson Mandela and the ANC, Al-Qaeda) there is almost certainly a link between foreign policy meddling and blowback attacks on western nations as you point out.

I agree.

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm confused, I read it was just family of volunteers who had died? Either way, it wasn't really relevant to them (I doubt they even know what 7/7 is).



I agree.

I'm confused as well now. In the Olympics opening they did a 7/7 tribute. The reason why they most likely did that is due to the day before it happened we found out we won the bid to host the games. I believe NBC did not show it at all and changed it to an interview but then again their whole coverage of the Olympics was shocking according to the internet.

But yeah they probably don't know what it is.

[October]

I lost my Aunt to those attacks.
It was so weird, to be honest - we were even at her place that week. But she was away on business, we were waiting for her to come back to Iowa but she never did.

I remember that day like it was just yesterday, actually. I was outside during recess and I noticed there were no planes in the sky. I found it odd because I always saw planes up there. But we got sent home early because of the events and then I realized what was happening.

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There is actually a large piece rubble from the World Trade Center Tower downtown. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow and post it.

[lawrawrrr]

I'm confused, I read it was just family of volunteers who had died? Either way, it wasn't really relevant to them (I doubt they even know what 7/7 is).
I agree.

It was a tribute to 7/7, which was presented directly after a tribute to the family of volunteers. It was meant to symbolise both. And the news was semi-big out there, especially seeing because of how shaken 9/11 left the USA.

I lost my Aunt to those attacks.
It was so weird, to be honest - we were even at her place that week. But she was away on business, we were waiting for her to come back to Iowa but she never did.

I remember that day like it was just yesterday, actually. I was outside during recess and I noticed there were no planes in the sky. I found it odd because I always saw planes up there. But we got sent home early because of the events and then I realized what was happening.

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There is actually a large piece rubble from the World Trade Center Tower downtown. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow and post it.

Oh wow, I'm so sorry. I was talking to someone who'd also lost a relative in the attacks as part of my research and the emotional trauma he'd been through was touching, just something I can't even imagine. I'd love to see the picture though, Ground Zero is the 1 place in the world I want to visit more than anywhere else.

[JerseySafety]

Wow thats a fabulous poem Laura, well done!

RIP to everyone who lost there lives and my heart goes out to the families affected