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bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
On Sunday I'll be back in Lower Manhattan, paying my respects to lost friends and colleagues. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? Not if the firefighters, police, and veterans have anything to say about it. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? Eventually, to future generations 9/11 will fade. How many of us really understand some event from about a thousand years ago. Perhaps 1066? BOINC WIKI |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? Ah, yes, the Battle of Hastings, when William the Conqueror won control of Britain. No, I didn't Google it, but I did look it up in my encyclopedia to make sure I was correctly remembering my High School history lessons. As long as the memorials stand, and the story is in the history (books), people will remember. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? As long as we can eventually forgive those not directly involved in the event. I do not want my descendants to be living something like the battle between Sunnis and Shiites in 600 years. BOINC WIKI |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? Or even the Battle of Tours, led by Charles Martel the Hammer. He is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours (also known as the Battle of Poitiers) in 732, in which he defeated an invading Muslim army and halted northward Islamic expansion in western Europe.[7] The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
I think this one sums up pretty nicely. http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/opinion/luckovichsept11/ BOINC WIKI |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
I can Completely Agree with That Emotion. I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Or the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland. Or Muslims and Christians in the Balkans and Russia. Yes, that would be very helpful. Even more so if the Islamists could find a way to do likewise. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
My ancestry comes from France via Wexford Ireland(1690-1850), so Yeah I can sympathize. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? John brings up a good point. In the US, Ask any high school kid what the dates 7 December 1941 or the 6th of June 1944 mean. You will more than likely get blank stares. Im 59 and well remember when both dates were brought up in the headlines in papers and on the national news alot. Fast forward to today. They get maybe a blurb in passing interest. Those of us alive who can remember will never forget. In 3 generations it will be a footnote in a history book. And if history is a guide they will have their own bad memories. [/quote] Old James |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? So lets crunch for today, hope for a better tomorrow. Damn the Torpedoes, full speed ahead... ET is playin hide and seek, so lets go shake some bushes... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
All bad deeds of a nation or people must be forgiven in time.....if they amend their behavior. If we did not do so, we would have excommunicated most of the population on the planet by now.... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
"Remembering" isn't simply having been there and experiencing the full pain. "Forgetting" isn't simply marking a date on a calendar that's largely unimportant. Remembering is knowing that it happened, and not forgetting is knowing what caused it and how we can prevent it in the future. This goes for all "special" dates including 9/11. While I don't want future generations to ever experience something like 9/11, and they will probably not know the full emotional impact of the date, I don't mind that they don't know the full emotional impact so long as they learn what happened and that it was wrong. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Agreed. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
Agreed. +1 I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Hopefully 9/11 will have in some way have helped to make all humanity stronger, and all the reasons behind it will have helped to make us wiser, and finally may it all have helped to allow us to be happier. â€If you can know how to hate, then you can learn how to love!†celttooth |
klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0 |
Although it happened on American soil, it must not be forgotten that nationals from around the world also perished. The attack was aimed at America, but many other countries also suffered from this attack.
# 2 United Kingdom: 67 # 3 Japan: 23 # 4 Colombia: 17 # 5 Jamaica: 16 = 6 Philippines: 15 = 6 Mexico: 15 # 8 Germany: 6 = 9 Peru: 5 = 9 Canada: 5 = 11 Italy: 4 = 11 Australia: 4 = 13 Guyana: 3 = 13 Brazil: 3 = 13 Ecuador: 3 = 13 Lebanon: 3 = 13 Portugal: 3 = 18 Ghana: 2 = 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 2 = 18 China: 2 = 18 Israel: 2 = 18 Haiti: 2 = 23 Taiwan: 1 = 23 Belgium: 1 = 23 Moldova: 1 = 23 Dominican Republic: 1 = 23 Bermuda: 1 = 23 Ireland: 1 = 23 Russia: 1 = 23 El Salvador: 1 = 23 Uzbekistan: 1 = 23 France: 1 = 23 Lithuania: 1 = 23 Honduras: 1 = 23 Nigeria: 1 = 23 Indonesia: 1 = 23 Sweden: 1 = 23 India: 1 = 23 Ukraine: 1 = 23 Côte d'Ivoire: 1 = 23 Venezuela: 1 Total: 3,123
... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
"Remembering" isn't simply having been there and experiencing the full pain. I can agree with that. BOINC WIKI |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Problem is, Will future generations eventually forget? I just asked a high school student. One of the two right, and the 20th century is the topic for history class this year. I expect the other will be learned by the end of the year. Pearl harbor was correct, but D-Day was confused with Hiroshima. BOINC WIKI |
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