Why do we have to keep retraumatizing ourselves by seeing the World Trade Center collapse over and over again? Does anyone think that rehashing these events is excessive ?
2006-09-11 12:12:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
i'm sure even some of the people who lost someone to 9-11 are tired of this being brought up every year. people have grieved, why do they have to grieve over and over again every year? 2973 people lost their lives, it was a sad day, i wont argue that point. since that day we have lost more people than that fighting this war, no one is holding on a once a year griving session for all of them. more people than that die every day in the US. their loved ones are allowed to grieve and move on with their lives. we all know the bombing of pearl harbor from our history books, december 7, 1941. 2,403 lives were lost that day. you might see an old movie on tv, or there might be a news blurb about it, but its not drilled into us unendingly and relived over and over. there are still people alive who lost family members at pearl harbor, should we remind them of their loss all the time? i'm sure they are tired of hearing about 9-11. we wont forget september, 11 2001, its burned into our memory because it was such a horrific tragedy.
2006-09-11 12:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I personally am not sick of hearing about 9-11. However I try to avoid the news or newspaper because it seems more depressing now then when it happened. It was a huge tragic loss in many ways. If I happen to catch the veiwing of the twin towers attack on t.v., I cry just as much as the day it happened. Its an emotional trama that will never go away. But occasionally when I hear about it, it makes me think about how much I love America and that our lives shouldn't be taken for granted. Today, on the fifth anniversary of 9-11, I am thankful that we have not been attacked again.
2016-03-26 21:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by Janice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's rehashing as much as it is respecting the thousands of lives lost that day. Like it or not, it is now a huge part of our history, just like past wars and many other events that have shaped our nation and us as a people.
For that matter, why do people keep "rehashing" the death of President John Kennedy? Why do people keep "rehashing" the explosion of the Challanger and the burning up of the Columbia? Ask any war veteran why he or she keeps "rehashing" stories of being in the service."
Why don't you go bother your mom or something and quit asking ignorant questions.
2006-09-11 13:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by class act 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you somewhat, but I also agree with those people who said you are being offensive. This was a great loss to our country, yet also a great awaking. We have been sleeping as a world power for to long. This terrible incident made us realize we are not untouchable. Yes the media has made us desensitized to the whole thing by over playing it and counting down to the memorial. But we can never forget why we are fighting now and what we still have left to conquer. We are a nation built on immigrants and on freedom of religion, and we are being marked by people because we allow so many freedoms now.
2006-09-11 12:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by JetMecGirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Remembrances are part of the grieving process. If the 9/11 information annoys you, ignore it, change the channel, go to another website that doesn't channel news through it.
You really should have more compassion for what changed Americans, as a whole, so dramatically in the days following September 11, 2001. My heart still hurts for the victims' families who are having trouble getting past their loss.
Such a callous heart you must have.
2006-09-11 12:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I watched the documentary "Why we Fight" a while back and a New York Police officer lost his son in the attacks. He said it ripped his heart out to see those images over and over again. I myself haven't lost anyone in the attacks so I can't answer this question from that perspective. You may think it's excessive, but remember, the entire world changed on that day, and we should never forget.
2006-09-11 12:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by El Guapo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The news media in this country just continues to rehash anything to justify their existance. If you're tired of hearing about some of these recent events, Gulf floods, Asian sunamis and etc. etc. you should have lived through the Kennedy assination or the killing of M.L.King. That's when they learned how to repeat things till you're sick of hearing them.
2006-09-11 12:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by peteriffic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not excessive. It was a terrible tragedy for our country, and I think hearing a lot about it reminds us why we're in Iraq, and how bad the terrorists were. It seems like after the attacks, everyone had flags on their homes, cars, etc., but now everyone is just complaining about how terrible our country is.
2006-09-11 12:17:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, I think it's necessary that we all remember and recount the events that took place that day....no better day to do that then the anniversary date. It reminds us how vulnerable we actually are and makes sure that it's fresh in our minds. If you lost someone close to you that day, wouldn't YOU want it to be heard and remembered?
Lets not forget the ones that are there for each and every one of us in our greatest times of need(firefighters, EMT, police, and military). Without them where would we be? Up a creek without a paddle...
2006-09-11 12:51:09 · answer #9 · answered by tx proud 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To be sick of this, one must desensitize. I, for one, want to remember. This makes us cautious and vigilant. Vigilant of the nature of the world today and the hatred that many carry toward us as a nation.
2006-09-11 12:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by fussythe1 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋