Well at a minimum you deserve credit for admitting how you felt and realizing the dangers associated with that kind of thought.
I'm half Filipino. I can see your point, but its hard to argue with the national sense of patriotism felt on 9/12.
Uhh there was no solidarity for Muslims and Arabs in NYC following the attack. I know that for a fact.
That was not the sentiment of most of the Arab Americans I know, the majority of whom, unlike me, opposed the war in Iraque, BTW. but then again, there are many types of Arabs in the US.
I was a sophomore too. They had TVs in the main lobby that were on during the day. On our way to homeroom, which was between 1st & 2nd period, IIRC, and I saw it on one of the TVs. Actually thought they were talking about the 1993 bombing, since I wasn't paying close attention. The rumors were swirling in home room. I think the school eventually had us watching TV, though at first there was no talking about it. We have a very large AFB in our city, so there were people concerned. So many of us lived or had parents working on base, and there was zero people on or off the base for a while. They were making plans of what do with students who lived on base, but couldn't go home (IIRC, they announced in the afternoon that everyone riding the bus would be able to get on base). My mom interviewed for a job on base that very morning, but was finished by the time the attacks went down.
Sorry to hear your story, but compared to where we are today... Well you make the call. I will take 9/12/2001 over today's world. Trayvon Martin, race annd hate crimes committed in Chicago and Washington, Oregon, everywhere you can imagine. And I dont know the general sentiment now, I imagine its not much better then then no?
I got up at like, 10:30am for my 11:00am lab at college. I moseyed on into the room and there was a few people in there. About 5-10 minutes after the lab was supposed to begin, the advisor came in and cancelled it without telling me why. I was quite pleased! I asked if anyone knew why, and everyone was pretty clueless (in hindsight they had just woken up too). Figured it out when I actually got back to my dorm and turned on my computer, though. 3 hours later, my room mate woke up and I told him. He was happy because he slept through a few classes. That's my exciting 9/11 story. Every 9/11 since has been marred by people reminding me to "NEVER FORGET" even though I could clearly not forget what happened that day without their annoying reminders.
I spent that day frantically trying to get in touch with my brother who spent many days working at the twin towers as a business consultant. Cell service was spotty and I remember it took me a couple of hours before I could get through to him. Fortunately, he had no reason to be there that day. What a relief. My brother in turn was frantically trying to get a hold of his daughter who was attending NYU during that time (which is fairly close to the towers). Eventually he did and they hooked up and found a way home to Rye, NY. Since that day, I've befriended a gentleman who was in the North tower that day for a job interview. He had finished his interview and was in the lobby when the plane hit having just gotten out of an elevator. He said heard debris falling through the elevator shafts, as well as outside all over the place and was one of those folks covered in ash as he made his way out of downtown. Never forget.
how do you mean? do you know for a fact from personal experience? tell us your story. where were you? what happened to you? what I saw was obviously different than your account...
I just returned to my apartment from the World Trade Center (I live in NYC). Here's a photo and a video: [tweet https://twitter.com/gatsby/status/245690589281128449] [tweet https://twitter.com/gatsby/status/245702390441984000]
(Apologize. Here are the correct links.) I just returned to my apartment from the World Trade Center (I live in NYC). Here's a photo and a video: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Love and resilience will prevail over hate. We'll never forget. <a href="http://t.co/lgGI6aYt" title="http://twitter.com/gatsby/status/245690589281128449/photo/1">twitter.com/gatsby/status/…</a></p>— Tristan Gatsby Mace (@gatsby) <a href="https://twitter.com/gatsby/status/245690589281128449" data-datetime="2012-09-12T01:09:36+00:00">September 12, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>+ There is a unique tranquility here. It is America's resilience. (at World Trade Center) [vid] — <a href="http://t.co/S7WRdjFE" title="http://path.com/p/4efuhG">path.com/p/4efuhG</a></p>— Tristan Gatsby Mace (@gatsby) <a href="https://twitter.com/gatsby/status/245702390441984000" data-datetime="2012-09-12T01:56:29+00:00">September 12, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Not nearly enough righteous anger in this thread. More than sadness, I always feel a controlled rage on 9/11. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/316519/911-case-controlled-and-sustained-rage-david-french
Let's not perpetuate hatred. We killed the mastermind behind the attacks; its over. Further hatred/rage whatever you want to call it will just perpetuate from generation to generation. Its not a good thing to pass down.
Actually the mastermind is sitting in Guantanamo. Our embassies in Cairo and Libya were attacked today. It's not over.
Im not even in the US, but I still remember what happen that day. I was in highschool, and a friend told me, because his parents called him, and later a teacher explained it, then I got home and watched the coverage all day.
