tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post7581976891281718664..comments2023-11-03T01:24:37.142-07:00Comments on Militant Ginger: 9/11 RememberedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-57790023328149303002009-09-11T10:50:05.448-07:002009-09-11T10:50:05.448-07:00When faced with an infinite number of points to ma...When faced with an infinite number of points to make(and the prospect of research to prove them), I often chicken out.<br />I'm glad to see you don't take that route :)Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-73030201247815713942009-09-11T10:03:58.146-07:002009-09-11T10:03:58.146-07:00Hi Suki! Thanks for your comment.
9/11 is signif...Hi Suki! Thanks for your comment. <br /><br />9/11 is significant for me because I live in New York, and first arrived immediately after it happened - but I totally see where you're coming from and can't really argue with any of your points. If there's a legacy of 9/11, it's perhaps an uncomfortable introspective.<br /><br />But as for why I wrote this - we mourn those who we are closest too - and the worst thing about human nature is that we often ignore human suffering if it doesn't affect us. <br /><br />What you wrote is entirely the reason why I found it difficult to write about 9/11. I find simple 'God Bless America' platitudes totally hollow - but also don't want to reduce the significance of the event for me, my friends or people who were so close to it.<br /><br />It's like I can't own it, but I can't ignore it, either.Roland Hulmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979437320446956987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-54363795450877515092009-09-11T09:46:04.458-07:002009-09-11T09:46:04.458-07:00While it's impossible to forget 9/11(or 11/9 a...While it's impossible to forget 9/11(or 11/9 as I'd write it!), there are a few reasons why I wouldn't bother posting about it. <br /><br />1. I dislike attaching importance to dates. <br />2. The aftermath of 9/11 caused far more deaths than the event itself. You mourn the hundreds of American soldiers - have you counted the civilian deaths in Afghanistan? Has anyone, for that matter?<br />3. Iraq. No explanation required, is there?<br />4. Just because it happened dramatically, 9/11 gets all the attention. How about the millions of women being killed in my country, every day? What about the constant religious violence, claiming life after life on a daily basis? Who even gives a damn about the tens of thousands?<br /><br />So, in short, I can't join the US in mourning the demise of thousands of its own on that day. My feelings on the subject are far more complex than that.Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.com