in commemoration of the people who died in the attack caused by terrorists though there are many holidays that impede business
2006-09-19 09:55:21 · 21 answers · asked by lonelybapcmau 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
yes..... its an important day in history...........
2006-09-19 10:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way.
Why does everything have to be a holiday. Are we so lazy that we don't want to work anymore. So lets make a holiday.
There are so many other things that could be commemorated but they don't have holidays.
It happened. It was bad. Get over it. I'm sure the rest of the world has.
2006-09-19 17:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by danadeville 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they should do so only because the word 'holiday' actually means and is derived from the words holy day and many of our holidays are actually less than that, like, labor day, for instance. Because innocent and brave people died on that day of terrorist attacks on our soil, we should commemorate and even memorialize those poor souls that died on September 11, 2001.
2006-09-19 17:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by HotInTX 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A strong nation celebrates it's victories, rather than it's defeats.
Also, only 3,000 people died on 9/11. Although most people don't stop to think about it, there are 10,000 people who die in this country EVERY DAY from various causes!
I think we should pledge to remove one holiday from our calendar every year until we can count them on one hand. Arbor day? Gone. Groundhog's day? Gone. President's Day? Gone. Pearl Harbor Day? Gone. For the love-o-pete, it is just gauling political correctness that has forced most of these holidays upon us to begin with. If someone wants to remember Elvis' birthday or MLK's - fine, let them do it! They don't need an official day on the calendar to do it. More than anything though, holidays serve as an excuse for people to ask for another day off of work!
2006-09-19 17:06:31 · answer #4 · answered by Whoops, is this your spleeen? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the term "holiday" does mean like a celebration but I do think some other term should be used to create federal days off to be able to honor memorable but sad US events/symbols like 9/11, Pearl Harbor, Memorial Day, etc.
I also think that there needs to be certain qualifications to be a federal "holiday". Like why do we have Martin Luther Kings Birthday as a day off?? His birth shouldn't be what we celebrate, it should be his death which brought to light his teachings, sermons, etc.
And they shouldn't be called holidays unless presents are involved. Give us a new word for it :).
2006-09-19 17:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by The Steele's 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no I agree they should be honored I also think we are kind of selfish in that we are alway shouting 9/11 when all around the world real teror gose on not just an event but on going living in fear of being killed raped torchered take a few sec.s just check out world news even sleepy old England has had so much more happen then us.
2006-09-19 17:10:28 · answer #6 · answered by esoreinna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is not a holiday for Pearl Harbor and many more people lost their lives there. I do think that the locations that the tragedies happened in should have some sort of memorial but not the entire country.
We already have a day for the ones that we have lost, it's called memorial day, do with it as you wish...
2006-09-19 17:03:42 · answer #7 · answered by Fatboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think it would good. I wrote to our Mayor before the first anniversary knowing that no one who hadn't been to ground zero could comprehend the size of the loss.......I wanted them to do something to visually illustrate it to the residents. Something like blocking off an area of downtown.....something perhaps illustrating that the loss is equivalent to all the school age children in town etc....he wasn't interest, he though flags down Main St was enough.
The following year he was deployed with the reserves to Iraq and sent back a picture of him in front of the tiled wall in Baghdad where the collapse was portrayed......I thought it was pretty just...I think he understood then.....for me it mattered that the first soldier killed in Afghanistan was from this town, he drew enemy fire to allow the other Seals to excape.....or the fact that the soldier who covered the statue of Husseins face with an American Flag was also from Woodland Ca...
This would be an important holiday in my opinion!
2006-09-19 17:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so. Kind of like Pearl Harbor, we don't need a holiday to remind us of this day either.
I also believe holidays are for celebrating.
Couldn't you imagine the stores having a 9/11 sale.
2006-09-19 16:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly T 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To me, a holiday is a celebration. I believe we should be able to have our own personal commemoration and strengthen our resolve on this day of mourning.
2006-09-19 16:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by atothek96 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I cannot believe we dont already have that in place actually.
I remeber watching ABC all day, all night and hearing someone say "all of us will know at least ONE person who died today" I was the exception I guess.
The most devestating day in American history SHOULD be memorialized officially for sure.
I think alot of us have forgotten how the nation came together, flags flying everywhere, kindness and compassion for others, our President championing us and offering us resolve, hope and victory against terrorism...a time of GREAT TRAGEDY and GREAT AMERICAN SPIRIT....how can we NOT declare September 11th a national holiday?
2006-09-19 17:14:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋