felt the next day, 9/12/2006 ??
What were you thinking then.... . .. . . and how did you feel ????
2006-12-12 15:09:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I was only 15, so I didn't really understand the seriousness on a global scale. I was (like many ignorant people today) blaming the American government. Up until the Iraq war I felt that way. Then, I realised that we go through a lot of crap as a country to help the world and we get no respect whatsoever. Now I'm proud as hell to be an American.
Hoo Rah
Also, I have been a news junkie ever since
2006-12-12 15:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Wocka wocka 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking that we will probably never feel the same again, and I was right. There's the way we felt before 9/11 and the way we felt after 9/11. One day we think we are safe, the next day we find out that terrorists from far-away places can smash our planes into our buildings. It still blows my mind to think that the whole World Trade Center collapsed. It blows my mind even more to realize that some people in the Middle East actually celebrated when they found out what had happened.
2006-12-12 23:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by chris_in_columbia 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The day after I was still in shock, numbly tracking down my friends and family to make sure they were still alive. We didn't know where my cousin was for a week. My grandmother couldn't get back into her home. Dad was close enough to see the whole attack from his office. I have a stomach ache thinking about the losses.
I will not forget my anger. I want Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dead. Dragged through the streets dead.
2006-12-12 23:37:56 · answer #3 · answered by Lana Lang 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was in shock, not yet feeling any sore of emotion. I went into a safe mode you could say. I had a new husband and a three month old baby. I constantly watched tv the whole day, and was afraid to fall asleep. I wasn't afraid of nightmares, as I was in a panic mode. I was afraid some other part of the country would get bombed in the middle of the night when we didn't expect it. I wanted to see every single second of the news, switching from channel to channel trying to hear every point of view on the subject!!!
2006-12-12 23:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by jess l 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I felt empty. I wanted to do something, but was at a loss as to what. A local South Carolina farmer painted a huge sign that hung on his fence near the highway - where everyone could see it - that said "We are all New Yorkers." That's it. For a brief moment in history, we were all one. Pity it took such damage to bring us all together as Americans, and even more sad that it only lasted for such a short time...
2006-12-12 23:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by Rita 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I could not stop watching the news for days, all I would do was channel surf for hours between the news stations.
I remeber feeling scared because I knew the world was going to change, and it has. I knew that things were going to get a lot worse before they got better.
2006-12-12 23:12:41 · answer #6 · answered by 3rd parties for REAL CHANGE 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING MY KIDS ON THE BUS TO SCHOOL IT WAS A NICE DAY OUT SO I TURNED ON THE NEWS AND ALL HELL WAS BREAKING LOOSE,THE FIRST TOWER HAD BEEN HIT, I WAS UPSET THINKING HOW DID THE PLANE NOT SEE IT. THEN THE 2ND HIT AND I WAS PARALYZED WITH FEAR,I REALIZED THIS WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. I SAT ON MY COFFEE TABLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES CRYING. I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME, NONE OF US WILL. I HATE PLANES FLYING AROUND ME, NOW. I LIVE NEAR D.C. AND 2 MILITARY POSTS, SO IT WAS SCARY.
2006-12-12 23:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by mutt maker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Empty. It was if life had switched to slow motion. Nothing felt real. I do remember I felt as one with every human being living in this country. I felt more patriotic than ever before.
2006-12-12 23:17:12 · answer #8 · answered by Jan J 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I remember never feeling so proud as I did when i saw all of congress united on the steps of Congress hall . I knew what it meant to feel American.
2006-12-12 23:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was still in shock but beginning to want someone to pay for the deaths. I feel the same today.
2006-12-12 23:12:32 · answer #10 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋