9/11

[Chariot]

Well, here it is again, the saddest day for me and my fellow Americans.

The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.[2][3] The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights. The death toll of the attacks was 2,996, including the 19 hijackers.

[Cory the Otter]

I would feel more patriotic about 9/11 if it hadn't become a political buzzword propaganda tool.  It feels like everybody talking about it in certain contexts has sucked its meaning out. 

[Flippy Warbear]

Took longer for this thread to pop up than I expected.

[Chariot]

thought someone else would post it but noone did so i had to.

[Nerdsturm]

Meh. Even as an American I find the attacks sad but seriously in the scheme of things they aren't nearly as tragic as many people make them out to be. The actual death toll doesn't even come close to that of most wars, or even many battles.

Also, as the warrior mentioned, it's become ridiculously politicized.

[ajappat]

Now let's just wait conspiracy theoretics  

[siben]

Nah, lets steer in into the direction of what will you do on the night of 9/11.

I will be having a blast at a party that me and some friends have been organizing for the third time now on the second Saturday of September. We hope to get again more then 1000 people for it.

I don't care about any of the political stuff behind it. Sure, it was a tragedy but it was 9 years ago, get over it already.

[sn00x]

Meh. Even as an American I find the attacks sad but seriously in the scheme of things they aren't nearly as tragic as many people make them out to be. The actual death toll doesn't even come close to that of most wars, or even many battles.

Also, as the warrior mentioned, it's become ridiculously politicized.

little omaha beach over 3000 died.. i dont see  people posting about that beach every year? as siben says.. get over it already

[Tedacious]

meh just because it happened in the western world and due to it being the first foreign attack on american soil since the revolution it gets a lot of attention and suddenly is a "day of sadness for the whole world". What about the countless deaths caused by the US during the years, and during say, the attacks in 2003 and onwards.

you (america) had it coming.

[sn00x]

i wonder how many died 9/11 1940, or maybe 1968, lets post threads about those tragedies aswell!

[Cory the Otter]

the first foreign attack on american soil since the revolution

You're right, Alaska doesn't count as 'murrika.

[THeTA0123]

It was a tragedy yes

But i hated it when americans and american citizens said=We need to do something back and YOU have to help us. Because in gods name and bla bla bla we will take out those taliban who uses religion to fund wars

ooh god please not again

[Hockeywarrior]

meh just because it happened in the western world and due to it being the first foreign attack on american soil since the revolution it gets a lot of attention and suddenly is a "day of sadness for the whole world". What about the countless deaths caused by the US during the years, and during say, the attacks in 2003 and onwards.

you (america) had it coming.

Once again the anit-American sentiment on this forum sickens me. Why can't we just have a thread to honor the thousands of innocent people who died? Why must we always turn it into a political matter? I understand you have a passionate distaste for the US and it's policies. That's totally fine with me -- you are entitled to your opinion, and I myself have been against almost every bit of foreign policy enacted post-911.

But it goes beyond rude and crass to then say that "those thousand Americans had it coming" -- as if you have any right to say that their deaths on that day are justified. Seriously, I just can't understand where you get off thinking this is OK. I would be saying the same thing if it were the subway attack in England, or the Train incident in Madrid, Spain, or the terrorist bombings in Africa in the 90's. In all of these cases, huge numbers of innocent people were murdered -- why can't we all agree that these things should be condemned?

So for the love of god, put your rhetoric aside, and just recognize the fact that 3000 innocent people died today 9 years ago. Sometimes I really don't understand these boards ... it's just disturbing how cold people can be. I guess the internet gives people the correct amount of emotional detachment to say such things.

[Cory the Otter]

To quote Sturmdolch from the Escapist forums:

Hey look at me!

I think I'm edgy by saying that 3000 people dieing is no big deal. Screw history, because learning is for chumps, too. Let's just forget about this and move on, discounting the fact that 9 years isn't that long ago. Anyone who tries to remember this is obviously two screws short in their head, the very same head that they need to unplug from their asses! I mean, it's only 3000 people. I kill 3000 people in a day on MW2 LULZ

APATHY GUYS! ITS THE IN THING TO DO!


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Seriously guys? You're being asked to "mourn them" just as much as you're asked to mourn the people that died in WWI and II on Rememberence Day. You're not. Don't mourn them. Just remember. That's what this is about. Don't forget about September 11. Don't forget about what terrorism can do, or the state in the eyes of some. Whatever side you're on, you shouldn't just forget about this because "OH HURF DURF 3000 PEOPL DEAD!? THATS LULZ FUEL FOR ME!" I don't see why we should suddenly erase this event from our minds. It's still very recent. And you seriously can't tell me that 3000 people isn't much, at least in a civilized country like America. This isn't an everyday thing.

You might not agree with the politics behind any of the sides. You might really not care much about what happened. I know I don't go thinking about it everyday. But show some damn respect on the anniversary of it. The people that died 9 years ago were innocent civilians. Not military, not terrorist, not even politicians. Just people going about their daily routines suddenly being impaled by airplanes. People's dads, moms, sons died 9 years ago. You think 9 years is long enough to go by, forget it, and be done with it? Put yourself in the shoes of the people that lost family and friends. Yeah, that's right. You look like a complete dick to them.

And for the record, the guy who said "they died for our freedom" was obviously talking about World War I and II.

Honestly, is the community here getting this bad?

Oh, and before anyone says I'm a damn stupid yankee-doodle-dandee, I'm Canadian.

[luftwaffe.be]

yea, don't worry. People die all the time, it's their destiny. Some sooner then others unfortunately .

I bet 3000 people in Africa died because of hunger since the opening of this treat . But nobody cares. I'm sure people in Africa don't care about 9/11 .

A tragedy is IMO only a tragedy if you've been somehow part of it. Nobody cares about Africa since these deaths don't have faces. I don't care about 9/11 either. For me, New York just has 2 skyscrapers less.

Now if I would have been in New York while it happened, then it would have been differently... Then it would likely have been a tragedy for me ..