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I beleive we lost innocence that day and that the whole world changed.


I think it was ignorance rather than innocence we lost. Before 9/11 there was talk of "The End of History." As if, at the end of the cold war, important things were over. We in the US certainly acted that way, and we often still do. When celebrity babies and trials get around the clock coverage in an age when determined fanatics are out to destroy all of Western Civilization, there is a serious disconnect between reality and perception. When a significant percentage of the population under threat from Islamofacists is much more exercised over possible violations of the “rights” of terrorists than they are over the deaths of thousands perpetrated by those same terrorists, there is a severe lack of seriousness being demonstrated. When the leaders of the Islamofacists can openly say they plan to win by eroding America and the West’s will to win by continuing to kill our soldiers and civilians and then large numbers of our own “leaders” publicly demand we give them exactly what they want, it shows a short sightedness of epic proportions. September 11th was not the first attack in this war and it is certainly not the last, but it is an example of what is in store for all of Western Civilization if the threat is not recognized and countered.



Excellent point!!

It reminds me of a Sociology class I took in college. The professor asked a question to each person in the class. What's the one thing you couldn't live without. I was shocked at what some of the people in the class said. The answers were things like computers, hair dryers, vehicles, microwaves, VCR's. I kept thinking of how ridiculous they sounded. I was thinking of things like food, water, shelter. Most of the people were thinking of creature comforts or conviences. As Americans I think we've lost site of what's really important. We're so hung up on material things and money.

On 9/11 we should reflect back on how this changed our lives and what we as Americans can do to make America better. We should remember the heroes on flight 93, NYFD, Penatgon, and NYPD. We should remember lost friends, family members and all the innocent people in the twin towers. We should never forget who did this to our country and try and understand why.

God Bless America

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