What America Learned From 9/11
America learned many things about itself during the 9/11 crisis and after.
Everyone in the United States remembers what they were doing when the terrorists attacked those 4 planes. Everyone remembers seeing the towers fall, and hearing about the brave passengers who went down in that Pennsylvania field to save others. All of us get chills when we really think about it. It makes us sad when our children ask us why we are in a war and we have to tell them.
America learned so much from that day. First, we learned just how brave we as Americans truly are. It started with the passengers who knew they were going to die anyway, so they went down fighting. Then, with the emergency personnel who rushed into those towers and the pentagon to try to get people out. Lastly, seeing how brave the people inside the buildings were trying to help the disabled get out, and dying in the process. American loyalty is strong. We Americans can do what needs to be done, in any situation. We are the land of the free and home of the brave.
America learned that our world is not the same as it was when we were children in the 1970’s. People now have the technology to do lots of damage from very far away. They can use satellites to keep tabs on us from the other side of the globe. They have missiles that can be programmed for a target that will NOT miss. Most importantly, there is hate like there has never been before.
America learned that we have never truly appreciated our military like we have since 9/11. We have become true patriots. When I see anyone in uniform, I always say thank you to them. I want them to know how much their job means to us. We sleep peacefully at night because they help protect our world. That has nothing to do with whether you agree with the war or not. You should support their efforts anyway. They have to be there away from their spouses and kids. They need our love and support. Shame on you if you think otherwise.
The last thing we have learned is that as Americans, we are the most hated and the most admired country in the world. Everyone wants something from us when they are in trouble. But, when they are fine, they hate us for our freedoms and our prosperity. People are afraid of what they don’t understand.
9/11 will go down as one of the darkest days in history, right along side with Pearl Harbor. The good thing is, we are stronger and more united than our states have ever been.
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Post CommentRohit
On October 8, 2008 at 3:24 pm
9/11 was an inside job.
Brian Daniel Stankich
On October 18, 2008 at 8:22 pm
RWK, great point that we are both loved and hated.
I was really teary this 9/11. I saw a lot of images this anniversary that I hadn’t seen before. I was out of the country in 2001 and never able to take in the later anniversaries.
Drew Diligence
On October 25, 2008 at 2:57 am
Your term “we have become true patriots” makes me want to throw up. At what point did you think we became untrue patriots.
You also neglected to mention that we learned that an organization called Al Queda was behind the attack. An organization we have so thoroughly pursued that we started a war in Iraq, to flush them out of their caves in Afghanistan.
We learned that the President and his cronies are not only willing to throw away the lives of our young people, on a fruitless quest for Bin Laden in Iraq, but that we are happy, via, Haliburton, to make a profit as well. You can’t beat the free market. Good Ol’ USA.
If you believe that the US is stronger and more united than it has ever been then you are deluding yourself. Take off your rose tinted glasses and see where we really are.