September 11, 2012

  • 9/11

    I cannot take credit for this. It was posted by a friend of mine of Facebook, but it sums up precisely my feelings for this day.

    "When you remember 9/11 today, don't just mourn the lives lost on those planes and in those towers, but remember the horrible events following the attack. Remember the deep seeded hate that was born in so many Americans towards innocent individuals based on their religious beliefs or geographic location or even skin color. Remember the fear based legislation that was passed, which took away many rights to privacy and power based in the people. Remember the wars that were fought for ridiculous reasons and remember all the innocent lives lost in the conflict.

    If one only remembers the day those planes hit, then we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes when the next terror attack inevitably occurs sometime in the, hopefully distant, future of this nation. If we are to truly evolve as a society and better prepare ourselves for future attacks, we need to look at what was done wrong following the attacks so that we may react to future attacks in a logical and thoughtful way.

    We do not honor the dead by creating wars and encouraging hate. We do not honor the dead by committing war crimes over seas in the name of their deaths. We do not honor the dead by robbing the people of their rights based on emotion-based legislature. We do not honor the dead by instilling terror in innocent people in the name of fighting terror.

    We honor the dead by reaching out to others and fostering cooperation and peace between nations. Lets build a better world in the name of those who had their time cut short so that they can look down to the Earth, wherever they are, and see that people no longer have to senselessly meet the end as they did.

    And that's all I really have to say about this day."