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I hate that argument. Kronin al'Sulc Send a noteboard - 13/09/2011 11:27:34 PM
Now we've shared our views on this.

Would you rather live in Sierra Leone, where 9/11 never happened? Or Haiti? Or Sudan?

But at this point, I'm actually puzzled. The horror of what? What's the reality I'm ignoring? (from your other reply)


Yes, bad things happen elsewhere. We're not allowed to grieve/mourn/honor the tragedy that happened close to us? This is the most worrisome event for those in the US, and the closest hitting.

You can argue numbers, saying that natural disasters have had much bigger death tolls than this, and I'll agree. But it isn't a numbers game. It's about the intent of the attack, and what that caused. Haiti's public figures can mourn their earthquake. Ditto for Sudan. But neither of those affected us nearly as hard. Let us remember the events that changed us as a nation - you can do whatever the fuck you want.
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I think it is time for the United States, as a nation, to stop mourning 9/11. Dannymac - 13/09/2011 05:10:05 PM 1119 Views
Yes, I agree. please, let's move on. And get over ourselves. *NM* Aeryn - 13/09/2011 05:35:16 PM 360 Views
What do you mean by that? Dannymac - 13/09/2011 06:31:40 PM 857 Views
Grief over what? Aeryn - 13/09/2011 08:25:54 PM 994 Views
And I think your position is one of an asshat. scalius - 13/09/2011 09:20:43 PM 895 Views
Hey, here's a trade. Aeryn - 13/09/2011 09:29:29 PM 805 Views
I hate that argument. Kronin al'Sulc - 13/09/2011 11:27:34 PM 1067 Views
Re: I think it is time for the United States, as a nation, to stop mourning 9/11. Macharius - 13/09/2011 05:49:54 PM 864 Views
quasi-police state? thats funny *NM* random thoughts - 13/09/2011 06:28:20 PM 394 Views
It's funny because of how inept DHS has shown itself to be. Macharius - 13/09/2011 11:50:26 PM 821 Views
so you think it is a a keystonecop-state? *NM* random thoughts - 14/09/2011 07:40:53 PM 358 Views
Isn't it though? Cannoli - 14/09/2011 12:37:10 AM 801 Views
goofy paranoid rants do not really make for valid arguments random thoughts - 14/09/2011 07:49:35 PM 783 Views
dropping two nukes in Japan probably helped people get over it random thoughts - 13/09/2011 06:48:41 PM 828 Views
Those are historical lessons. Dannymac - 13/09/2011 07:45:22 PM 803 Views
people like heart warming stories random thoughts - 13/09/2011 08:40:07 PM 1077 Views
I think we have to be careful with the terms. nossy - 13/09/2011 07:28:10 PM 891 Views
Jebus scalius - 13/09/2011 09:13:54 PM 956 Views
So this keeps us from moving on? Dannymac - 13/09/2011 11:44:54 PM 946 Views
And it keeps the herd sympathetic to those subsequent issues as well. Cannoli - 14/09/2011 12:32:02 AM 826 Views
Re: Jebus callandor1000 - 16/09/2011 05:01:59 PM 799 Views
It was the 10th Anniversary Isaac - 13/09/2011 09:58:11 PM 805 Views
I'm sorry you had bad television on Sunday *NM* aerocontrols - 13/09/2011 11:33:54 PM 393 Views
Heh. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/09/2011 01:19:32 AM 427 Views
I laughed extremely hard. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 15/09/2011 03:27:29 AM 474 Views
i agree, sort of Yunalesca - 13/09/2011 11:46:12 PM 879 Views
Re: i agree, sort of Cannoli - 14/09/2011 12:40:09 AM 826 Views
Re: i agree, sort of Yunalesca - 14/09/2011 07:32:17 PM 789 Views
there was a fair amount of noise over it random thoughts - 14/09/2011 07:56:12 PM 820 Views
tbf Yunalesca - 14/09/2011 08:12:15 PM 851 Views
yeah they were also busy trying to not lose the Korean War *NM* random thoughts - 14/09/2011 09:40:15 PM 404 Views
here is something I saw that pretty much sums it up Aisha - 13/09/2011 11:50:28 PM 833 Views
As always, someone has to bring up the most ridiculous arguments for a good cause. Cannoli - 14/09/2011 12:28:38 AM 937 Views
Re: here is something I saw that pretty much sums it up Praziquantel - 14/09/2011 01:35:07 AM 778 Views
I agree, all of those deaths due need to be blamed on radical Islam *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 05:14:36 PM 373 Views
Finally someone said this. rebelaessedai - 15/09/2011 01:39:02 AM 866 Views
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