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Post by shykid on Sept 9, 2011 17:48:59 GMT -5
Leave them alone, fuuuuckk, at least let them have a normal life, damn.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 9, 2011 18:25:42 GMT -5
Leave them alone, fuuuuckk, at least let them have a normal life, damn. Exactly.
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Post by The_L on Sept 9, 2011 18:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by shykid on Sept 9, 2011 18:58:34 GMT -5
Someone needs to do trippy stuff like that with the whole coloring book.
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Post by The_L on Sept 9, 2011 19:59:22 GMT -5
Someone needs to do trippy stuff like that with the whole coloring book. No, because that would require buying it.
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Post by scotsgit on Sept 9, 2011 20:29:29 GMT -5
Leave them alone, fuuuuckk, at least let them have a normal life, damn. Sorry, ain't going to happen. I'm from the town of Dunblane and the place can never be mentioned in any kind of media without the shooting being brought up. And people love to talk about it: I was at a re-enactment a few years ago and a woman came up to me and put her hand on my arm and said "I'm so sorry" before going off with tears in her eyes. She probably thought that was the best thing to do and probably thinks she did something incredibly beautiful; I think she did something revolting and mawkish. The children who are growing up having lost a parent on 9/11 can, unfortunately, expect the same. People will want to talk about what happened even if those children don't want to. These same people will attribute everything these children do, for better or worse, to the fact that they lost a family member. And it will overshadow them for years to come, if not the rest of their lives. Afraid this is an emotional one for me. I agree that it's good to remember, but there seems to come a time when people seem to be revelling in the grief and won't let those who actually did grieve move on with their lives.
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Post by shykid on Sept 9, 2011 21:25:22 GMT -5
I was at a re-enactment a few years ago and a woman came up to me and put her hand on my arm and said "I'm so sorry" before going off with tears in her eyes. She probably thought that was the best thing to do and is probably think she did something incredibly beautiful; I think she did something revolting and mawkish. Seriously, it seems like people who have a connection to a national tragedy are the only ones who truly understand that such tripe is entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. Ridiculous reactions like hers are exactly why I tend to keep my mouth shut about losing a friend except around people whom I trust not to pull that bullshit. Afraid this is an emotional one for me. I agree that it's good to remember, but there seems to come a time when people seem to be revelling in the grief and won't let those who actually did grieve move on with their lives. This this this this this.
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Post by scotsgit on Sept 9, 2011 21:54:17 GMT -5
And what gets me in both cases are those involved want to be left alone, whereas people who have no connection to either tragedy are the ones who want to drag it out and revel in it. Why is beyond me - are their 15 minutes of fame that important to them?
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Post by shykid on Sept 9, 2011 21:58:51 GMT -5
Some folks are just that damn histrionic.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Sept 9, 2011 22:05:57 GMT -5
And, they're still milking them. I saw that magazine with the exact same subject. . . yesterday at a Wal-mart. Can we let it rest in peace and respect and not use it a propaganda? I saw the exact same magazine. Memo to Americans: I'm fairly certain they didn't make commemorative coins for Pearl Harbor or the War of 1812 (specifically the burning of the capital). Tragedies aren't there for you to make money.Why do Liberals hate capitalism?
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Post by canadian mojo on Sept 9, 2011 23:19:37 GMT -5
Memo to Americans: I'm fairly certain they didn't make commemorative coins for Pearl Harbor or the War of 1812 (specifically the burning of the capital). Tragedies aren't there for you to make money.But we were planning a big 1812 bicentennial celebration complete with a recreation of the Great Washington Marshmallow Roast.
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on Sept 10, 2011 0:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Sept 10, 2011 0:49:53 GMT -5
9/11. As American as that pie that's not apple.
Or at least it's unlike any apple pie I've ever seen.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Sept 10, 2011 1:03:03 GMT -5
Celebrate?!It's spelled wrong.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Sept 10, 2011 4:36:49 GMT -5
Yeah, let's celebrate the event that killed thousands of people, spawned wars which have killed hundreds of thousands of people (thus far), and resulted in paranoia, bigotry, and a whole shitstorm of political insanity. Woo hoo, party time. Fucking tacky as hell.
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