[noflylist]

Today being the sixth anniversary of 9/11 bombings, let us all pray together for the victims of the terrible massacre!

[WonderWomanUSA]

noflylist, on Sep 11 2007, 01:37 PM, said:

Today being the sixth anniversary of 9/11 bombings, let us all pray together for the victims of the terrible massacre!

And for the survivors.

[noflylist]

Violence never again!
War never again!
Terrorism never again!
In God's name,
may all religions bring upon earth
justice and peace,
forgiveness, life and love!

his holiness pope john paul ii - 01.24.2002

[Hyderabadi]

I'm really awkward at these things...

May God give peace to all the innocent souls who lost their lives on that day, and those that survived them.

May sanity, truth and peace, prevail.

[priya]

To those, as well as the survivors, and all the other innocent souls who have been victims of terror......PEACE!!

[Sudheer Poppa]

May the souls rest in peace..

And those who are 'unaffected' directly by the tragedy, lets us try to look back, learn and change our lives......

[batistuta]

May all the souls rest in Peace and also let the world take note of other 'terrorist attacks' which occur in different places and try to tackle them with equal intensity.

[torryquine]

I'm probably going to make myself unpopular in certain quarters by saying this, but I think it really needs to be said....

My heartfelt condolences go to all vicitims of terrorism and the survivors and families of the victims - anywhere and for any attrocity.  But I do not believe it is healthy or desirable to remember each and every anniversary of a particular event.  It does not help the healing process or move us on to a better place.

Those of us who have lived though long periods of terrorist or sectarian violence know that a time comes when you must put the past behind you and look for ways of reconciliation.

..ok flame away at me.

[jyotirmoy]

Bombings and destruction of lives had been going on now for decades in India. Each day we pass with out an incident of violence we seem to thank Almighty. What a way to live......

[Hyderabadi]

torryquine, on Sep 12 2007, 07:37 AM, said:

..ok flame away at me.

Sorry, not a flame:

How long should 9/11 tributes continue?
http://www.cnn.com/2...eader.feedback/

[iwanttogoback]

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..ok flame away at me.

no, i agree entirely.

reconciliation will never be achieved whilst we dwell unhealthily in the past.

[Judi]

torryquine, on Sep 12 2007, 12:37 PM, said:

..ok flame away at me.

No flame from this quarter, TQ  

[priya]

Living in a continuous peaceful environment on a daily basis is something to which only a few can relate.  Terror can come in many guises! Some endure daily political fear and it need not be historical.

Who was it who wisely said........"Lest we forget"?

Reminders of the past should jolt us into striving for a better world - it's how we deal with lessons of the past that's important, and reconciliation should be one of them.  If only "the others" would listen.

[malkers]

torryquine, on Sep 12 2007, 12:37 PM, said:

..ok flame away at me.

Nope, totally agree with ya TQ.  I think it is an individuals place to grieve for their lost ones not to have a big public (and much of it false) display of sorrow and unity!

See, ya bloody misjudged us all  

[dzibead]

malkers, on Sep 12 2007, 07:35 AM, said:

I think it is an individuals place to grieve for their lost ones not to have a big public (and much of it false) display of sorrow and unity!

Agree.  

A lot of the continuous wallowing in "remembrance" just seems politically calculated, particularly by certain individuals in certain quarters who want to capitalize on the whole 9/11 thing and keep it going.  Also, I must say, I think a lot of the obsession (which is whipped up by the media, who are lazy sods always looking for an "easy story" -- e.g., see the wallowing in the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death) is also attributable to the fact that  we Americans have been spared this kind of horror on our soil (at least since the Civil War 150 years ago) so a lot of people here have this shocked "how could this happen to us" reaction - like we should be immune from the kinds of things that people in other countries have to face on a daily basis.  It comes off as a little bit naive and self-absorbed, IMHO.

P.S.  a little low-key public remembrance and reflection seems OK to me, though.

[Judi]

priya, on Sep 12 2007, 03:34 PM, said:

Living in a continuous peaceful environment on a daily basis is something to which only a few can relate.  Terror can come in many guises! Some endure daily political fear and it need not be historical.

Who was it who wisely said........"Lest we forget"?

Reminders of the past should jolt us into striving for a better world - it's how we deal with lessons of the past that's important, and reconciliation should be one of them.  If only "the others" would listen.

Oh Priya ......  you never wrote a truer word  

[torryquine]

dzibead, on Sep 12 2007, 05:38 PM, said:

P.S.  a little low-key public remembrance and reflection seems OK to me, though.

Yes, that seems appropriate to me too, no-one denies the horror of the event, but real grief is a private thing.

I agree that much of it is driven by the media and polititians, fear is a well proven way to rule a country and it's easy TV.  My husband looked at the (UK) TV listings the other day and said "Oh, it's the 9/11 season again"....

Do they have annual celebrations of grief in Rwanda, Srebrinica, Omagh, Madrid?  I don't think so.  If we can learn to forgive others, they in turn may learn to forgive us.  Isn't that how we solve our differences?

Thanks for the link Hyderabadi, some of those responses scared the hell out of me - the one from the teacher especially.

[Somerset]

dzibead, on Sep 12 2007, 04:38 PM, said:

A lot of the continuous wallowing in "remembrance" just seems politically calculated, particularly by certain individuals in certain quarters who want to capitalize on the whole 9/11 thing and keep it going.  Also, I must say, I think a lot of the obsession (which is whipped up by the media, who are lazy sods always looking for an "easy story" -- e.g., see the wallowing in the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death) is also attributable to the fact that  we Americans have been spared this kind of horror on our soil (at least since the Civil War 150 years ago) so a lot of people here have this shocked "how could this happen to us" reaction - like we should be immune from the kinds of things that people in other countries have to face on a daily basis.  It comes off as a little bit naive and self-absorbed, IMHO.

Absolutely agree!  The politicization of this is infuriating, and as Noam Chomsky once said, the only difference between this event and similar events is the direction the gun was pointing.

Edited by Somerset, 13 September 2007 - 02:03 AM.

[malkers]

9/11 was an act of terrorism which took the lives of some 3000 people.

26th December 04 was (apparently) an act of God which took some 130,000 people.

Which one gets remembered most?

[noflylist]

If we forget the past events, how can we guard against future tragedies!

At first, totally surprised that this thread could be a potential controversy, but other POV is equally valid.