... and if it is symbolic of freedom, how does it appeal to your individual sense of freedom?... Is it a personal message of freedom to yourselves or a message for the rest of the world?? Is it a message at all????
I ask without prejudice, I'm just curious, I'm British...
2006-12-22 00:49:34 · 10 answers · asked by 0000 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
In my opinion, with the situation in Iraq and the sensitivity of international terrorism it a bit dodgy to start making claims that the US represents freedom and it is offensive to the victims of 9/11 to bring politics into their tradgedy... the Phoenix Tower would be much more appropriate you are right...
2006-12-22 00:57:37 · update #1
I have no idea myself. To be honest, it would be better named the Phoenix Tower---rising from the ashes.
2006-12-22 00:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think they were going off of somekind of thought process that we are a free nation or some bullshi@. To me,. I think a little more thougt could have been put into it,... I'd much rather have it be called the memorial tower or something cheesy like that as apposed to the "freedom tower" i even like that one girls answer about the "phoenix tower" that would be good too.
2006-12-22 00:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for asking. I visited Ground Zero last week, as we call it. It is still a very painful place for many people.
For me, it symbolizes a collective freedom. Another group attempted to destroy our national sense of community. Instead, we came closer together because of it, at least for a while.
For me, it shows that the people of the US won't give up on their personal and collective freedoms just because someone else tried to take it away.
2006-12-22 00:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Vosot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the terrorists can't stop us from going on and it also means we will never forget what happened. As far as the idiot who said it is for taxes for a "stupid tower"-that tower is a memorial ground for many families in NY...it is being dedicated to them-people mourn there-there is nothing stupid about that
2006-12-22 00:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Willow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't bel. it will bring any freedom, I bel. there are some things in life you just can't change. I also bel. this is sup. to be a symbol of freedom to everyone, but then that would be hypocritical. How can you symbolize freedom at all when there is a war going on and innocent ppl are dying every day. how bout u
2006-12-22 00:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by short 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That the U.S. is ``free'' is a universal misconception and hackneyed gov't propaganda. We have more people in jails/prisons than any other country and for what? To send young people the ``right message'' about ``drugs?''
``God bless America?'' Yeah, RIGHT!
2006-12-22 02:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by S D Modiano 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO I Wouldn't want to build,Work Or Be Around the towers since They could potentially be another target they tried for years to knock them down with terrorist actions well now unfortinately they knocked them down and they want to build them back up again.
2006-12-22 01:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by jrcctexas21 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
presumably, freedom not to know the facts, freedom to be manipulated by the media's agenda, freedom to do whatever you want so long as you do as the government says.
2006-12-22 01:06:02 · answer #8 · answered by . 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To me it says that we will not be bullied buy terrorists. You can knock us down but we will get right back up again.
2006-12-22 00:51:42 · answer #9 · answered by RayCATNG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the freedom to pay 60% of our paycheck in taxes so they can build the stupid tower
2006-12-22 00:51:09 · answer #10 · answered by your_name_here 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋