September 11th was the single most defining moment in my life. I've always felt that a part of me stayed there, as that 10-year-old girl watching the TV as that second plane struck. I remember one of the older students in my class getting the news over the classroom phone (my school was in portables - therefore, no quick media access), and then reading out that the Twin Towers had both collapsed, and that somewhere in Washington D.C. had been hit - and that people were fearing it was the White House. The ability for people to turn a blind eye and apathy towards this horrendous event astonishes me. The ability for people to even THINK that the government did this set my blood boiling.
On another note, have you heard about the "Tear Drop"? It's officially known as the "Monument to the Struggle Against World Terrorism", and was a gift to the US from the people of Russia on the fifth anniversary of 9-11. I found the world-wide outpouring of sympathy and sorrow very touching.
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September 11th
Date: 2009-08-30 08:29 pm (UTC)On another note, have you heard about the "Tear Drop"? It's officially known as the "Monument to the Struggle Against World Terrorism", and was a gift to the US from the people of Russia on the fifth anniversary of 9-11. I found the world-wide outpouring of sympathy and sorrow very touching.