Should September 11, be a day of rememberence like memorial day for people of who died in wars are honored but you are honoring all the people who died on September 11, make it that all the places that are closed on Labor closed on that day?
2006-09-10 07:45:54 · 15 answers · asked by thelongestday41 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Yes it actually is named Patriot Day and it should be a national holiday. Wanna start a petition?
2006-09-10 07:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think September 11th should be a national holiday like Labor Day because the war on terror is just beginning. I do not feel we have the ability to put the attack into historical context at this point. We lost more people in Vietnam, WW2, Korea, etc... and those wars share a single holiday. That being said, I was deeply offended by another poster on here who wrote he thought the talk about Sep 11th was some East Coast conspiracy. People from many nations and states died in the attacks. In fact the attack was considered among the worst (non-war related) in history for the British. Likewise, the attacks represent something a lot more than two buildings. A loss is a loss, but this is not just about the loss. This is about our future and what we stand for as a nation.
2006-09-11 21:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mendelson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there needs to be another national holiday, especially a week after labor day. But perhaps the victims can be remembered as part of Memorial Day celebrations. There is no reason we have honor those who died right on September 11. There is no holiday for Pearl Harbor yet it is still commemorated every year. We can do the same thing with 9/11.
2006-09-10 14:55:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO... in fact, I am so sick and tired of hearing about the events of 9/11 almost every day for the past 5 years, that I truly hope this will be then end of it. I am tired of being beaten over the head with what, at best, is a regional tragedy and has only been kept alive because of the East Coast News media.
My wife died on Sept. 19... it was my personal tragedy... it had nothing to do with the World Trade Centers... but It was still my own personal tragedy. I haven't kept beating people over the head with it for the past five years though... I did my grieving and I got on with my life... and it's time for this country to GET OVER IT and get on with THEIR lives...
Enough is enough... and I'm sick and tired of hearing about nine eleven.
2006-09-10 14:51:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is and will always be a day of remembrance - at least for some of us. I think of all the people who lost loved ones on that day. I am a firefighter in South Africa and in particular I think of the families of firefighters and other emergency workers who died while trying to save those trapped and injured.
God Bless.
2006-09-10 14:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by robsnor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2006-09-10 14:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-10 14:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by Meow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Those 3000 people who lost theres lives in this senseless act should never be fogotten! There should be a day that we can remember each and every single one of them!
2006-09-11 11:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by Megster... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think it should. It should be remembered as the day that fascist elements within our own government attempted to undermine democracy and use it as a means to undertake a crime through illegal wars.
God Bless America - Let's all try and return the constitution to greatness it once was and prosecute the criminals in government who have undermined it.
2006-09-10 14:52:05 · answer #9 · answered by Bring back Democracy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Definitely! In fact it should be a listed as a National Holiday...flags should be flown half-mast, & as a day of silent reflection & prayer for the victims & their families.
2006-09-10 14:55:08 · answer #10 · answered by Dark Angel Of Mercy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋