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Saw this brough up in another thread. Out of respect for that thread (if you know which one you'll understand) I've put the topic here instead.
What troubles me about 9/11 is that if it had happened to some financial building in Africa. The coverage wouldn't have been anything like it was.
i have summed it up to people before and they have agreed that it been considered an even worse crime because:
A bunch of rich, white Americans died.
They are somehow more important than other people in the world.
This sickens me and lessens my sympathy for America.
Obviously I'm generalising but I think my point is clear.
What troubles me about 9/11 is that if it had happened to some financial building in Africa. The coverage wouldn't have been anything like it was.
i have summed it up to people before and they have agreed that it been considered an even worse crime because:
A bunch of rich, white Americans died.
They are somehow more important than other people in the world.
This sickens me and lessens my sympathy for America.
Obviously I'm generalising but I think my point is clear.
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And they could say:
'your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries'
whilst the did it. :D
'your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries'
whilst the did it. :D
Why don't they just drop cows? That way some people would be killed, others simply showered in meat. It's a two for the price of one deal.
Blank wrote:
> (but it's okay,
> they also dropped food!)
Yeah. The american comedian Rich Hall pointed out that each drop in afghanistan could be food or a bomb. So the people are thinking 'it could kill me or it could help me'. Crazy. Also a little bit sick on the part of the american forces.
> (but it's okay,
> they also dropped food!)
Yeah. The american comedian Rich Hall pointed out that each drop in afghanistan could be food or a bomb. So the people are thinking 'it could kill me or it could help me'. Crazy. Also a little bit sick on the part of the american forces.
Being against America seems to make it worse. They became so indignant after it, like someone had ripped of Jennifer Aniston's dress at the Oscars - they were shocked that someone had the nerve to do this to the most powerful country in the world.
And because they can, they then proceed with a rain of bombs on Afghanistan followed by Iraq - killing many innocent civilians and not the guys responsible - in the name of peace, no less (but it's okay, they also dropped food!)
And because they can, they then proceed with a rain of bombs on Afghanistan followed by Iraq - killing many innocent civilians and not the guys responsible - in the name of peace, no less (but it's okay, they also dropped food!)
You to Agree with the point that if someone does something to America, they magnify it tenfold.
Americans suck.
Americans suck.
I see hedfix's point and think crazy col is completly wrong!
Look at Israel where everyweek some sad buggger blows himself up and kills innocent women and children to achieve nothing. But we dont declare a war on thoses terrorists or give round the clock coverage so yes, it was because they were Americans, lots of them.
On the other hand, 3000+ people, including firefighters who were doing there jobs and trying to save others all died, and they have my greatest respect as that is pure heroism and a demonstation of bravery and caring for others.
Look at Israel where everyweek some sad buggger blows himself up and kills innocent women and children to achieve nothing. But we dont declare a war on thoses terrorists or give round the clock coverage so yes, it was because they were Americans, lots of them.
On the other hand, 3000+ people, including firefighters who were doing there jobs and trying to save others all died, and they have my greatest respect as that is pure heroism and a demonstation of bravery and caring for others.
The odd thing about september 11th is that when written in a date fore 9/11, it spells 911 which is the American emergency number.
Bizarre, no?
Bizarre, no?
It's nearly two years now, just forget about it.
Ineedsleep wrote:
> That may be true but it didn't happen in a third world country it
> happened in America and it was the ease of being able to see the
> coverage so quickly that made it so shocking. You probably wouldn't
> have been able to get the same coverage from Africa but I don't
> believe the tradegy would have been any less shocking or easier to
> forget.
No it wouldn't, but had the planes crashed into the Petronas towers it wouldn't have received floor-to-ceiling worldwide media coverage, arguably triggered several wars and be talked about for years to come as 'the day the world changed'. While Sept 11th was a shocking thing to have happen, the actual loss of human life made up comparatively little of that shock, when compared to the TV images and the scale of what happened. Yet the US no doubt view the event as an epoch-shattering tragedy.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm being too harsh. Like I said I tend to rebel against issues that I perceive people are treating too seriously - if I went to Hong Kong I would be more worried about the water quality or picking up a cheap Playstation than I would be about SARS, and I'm probably rebounding against 9/11 too.
> That may be true but it didn't happen in a third world country it
> happened in America and it was the ease of being able to see the
> coverage so quickly that made it so shocking. You probably wouldn't
> have been able to get the same coverage from Africa but I don't
> believe the tradegy would have been any less shocking or easier to
> forget.
No it wouldn't, but had the planes crashed into the Petronas towers it wouldn't have received floor-to-ceiling worldwide media coverage, arguably triggered several wars and be talked about for years to come as 'the day the world changed'. While Sept 11th was a shocking thing to have happen, the actual loss of human life made up comparatively little of that shock, when compared to the TV images and the scale of what happened. Yet the US no doubt view the event as an epoch-shattering tragedy.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm being too harsh. Like I said I tend to rebel against issues that I perceive people are treating too seriously - if I went to Hong Kong I would be more worried about the water quality or picking up a cheap Playstation than I would be about SARS, and I'm probably rebounding against 9/11 too.
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