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I hate that argument. Kronin al'Sulc Send a noteboard - 13/09/2011 11:27:34 PM
Now we've shared our views on this.

Would you rather live in Sierra Leone, where 9/11 never happened? Or Haiti? Or Sudan?

But at this point, I'm actually puzzled. The horror of what? What's the reality I'm ignoring? (from your other reply)


Yes, bad things happen elsewhere. We're not allowed to grieve/mourn/honor the tragedy that happened close to us? This is the most worrisome event for those in the US, and the closest hitting.

You can argue numbers, saying that natural disasters have had much bigger death tolls than this, and I'll agree. But it isn't a numbers game. It's about the intent of the attack, and what that caused. Haiti's public figures can mourn their earthquake. Ditto for Sudan. But neither of those affected us nearly as hard. Let us remember the events that changed us as a nation - you can do whatever the fuck you want.
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I think it is time for the United States, as a nation, to stop mourning 9/11. - 13/09/2011 05:10:05 PM 985 Views
Yes, I agree. please, let's move on. And get over ourselves. *NM* - 13/09/2011 05:35:16 PM 294 Views
What do you mean by that? - 13/09/2011 06:31:40 PM 714 Views
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And I think your position is one of an asshat. - 13/09/2011 09:20:43 PM 751 Views
Hey, here's a trade. - 13/09/2011 09:29:29 PM 670 Views
I hate that argument. - 13/09/2011 11:27:34 PM 919 Views
Re: I think it is time for the United States, as a nation, to stop mourning 9/11. - 13/09/2011 05:49:54 PM 721 Views
quasi-police state? thats funny *NM* - 13/09/2011 06:28:20 PM 328 Views
It's funny because of how inept DHS has shown itself to be. - 13/09/2011 11:50:26 PM 668 Views
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Isn't it though? - 14/09/2011 12:37:10 AM 662 Views
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I think we have to be careful with the terms. - 13/09/2011 07:28:10 PM 737 Views
Jebus - 13/09/2011 09:13:54 PM 801 Views
So this keeps us from moving on? - 13/09/2011 11:44:54 PM 808 Views
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It was the 10th Anniversary - 13/09/2011 09:58:11 PM 670 Views
I'm sorry you had bad television on Sunday *NM* - 13/09/2011 11:33:54 PM 329 Views
Heh. *NM* - 14/09/2011 01:19:32 AM 367 Views
I laughed extremely hard. *NM* - 15/09/2011 03:27:29 AM 395 Views
i agree, sort of - 13/09/2011 11:46:12 PM 742 Views
Re: i agree, sort of - 14/09/2011 12:40:09 AM 684 Views
Re: i agree, sort of - 14/09/2011 07:32:17 PM 651 Views
there was a fair amount of noise over it - 14/09/2011 07:56:12 PM 686 Views
tbf - 14/09/2011 08:12:15 PM 711 Views
yeah they were also busy trying to not lose the Korean War *NM* - 14/09/2011 09:40:15 PM 334 Views
here is something I saw that pretty much sums it up - 13/09/2011 11:50:28 PM 684 Views
Re: here is something I saw that pretty much sums it up - 14/09/2011 01:35:07 AM 619 Views
I agree, all of those deaths due need to be blamed on radical Islam *NM* - 16/09/2011 05:14:36 PM 307 Views
Finally someone said this. - 15/09/2011 01:39:02 AM 728 Views

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