why some Americans mostly <young kids/teens> want to forget about 911?

Question

Roxie you just read some posts in here

but people if we forget about it, how we'll move forward? old saying: those who donb't know their past, don't know their future.

Answer 1

Because they are afraid of the future. They think if they forget about it it will not happen again. Young people live for the moment, anything against that is a threat to them! We must never forget that faithful day. Allot of innocent people died and we should never forget least it happens again!

Answer 2

Hey I don't think people want to forget, it was a tragedy for many but over time like with the death of a parent, child or good friend if we hang on to the moment at it's rawest then we cannot move on and live life.

It should not be about being required to watch detailed video footage year after year and all have to listen to the list of lost people each and every anniversary.

We can remember in our own way if we choose to without big fanfare. Lord knows for a long time after we had it forced on us by the media for ratings.

Answer 3

I don't think anybody wants to forget. You just don't want to keep talking about it and crying about it and feeling crushed inside because of it all the time. Part of the natural grieving process is to finally let the memories take their place as part of the past and not intrude on the present. It isn't healthy to keep rehashing stuff. Especially since GWB has said in a public statement that he has no interest in catching the guy who did it. So there can be no feeling of closure for anyone on the subject. Because he won't go after OBL, what can we do except sit around an moan and feel terrible? Since it is out of our control, best to just let the past be the past and get along with the job of the present and future, which is to be happy and build a happy life for those we love.

Answer 4

I'm not sure what you mean. Personally, I don't sit around watching the million and ten television specials that re-live the entire thing every year, because it truly makes me ill and depressed. I know what happened. As a matter of fact, it happened on my birthday. It's the worst tragedy in recent American history and while I remember it well...and feel a great sense of respect for those who acted as heroes, and a great sense of remorse for those who were lost and who lost loved ones...NOT lying on my bed, crying my eyes out once a year doesn't mean I'm being disrespectful. It just means that re-living that day does nothing but make me ill. It helps no one. Of course I keep those people in my thoughts on Sept. 11th because they deserve to be remembered, but I'm not a bad person because I don't hold a vigil.

Answer 5

A year is a long time when you're a teenager. If you're 16 then it happened when you were 10 and in the past six years your world has taken an entirely different direction. To them it does not feel like 'the recent past', as it would with an adult.

Answer 6

I'll answer with a question...does any one really want to remember the horrible?

This is not saying they want to forget the people that we lost that day or their families. The ones who truly forget about it are heartless slobs. The ones who want to forget about it or wish they could are normal people that will always remember and keep the victims in their hearts.

Answer 7

right after 9/11 I remember thinking I was sooo tired of flipping channels and reading news that was never-ending coverage of it. We need to look at this day with rememberance for the courage that came from it. when you are younger you prefer to look at life as if it will be long and full and not focus on the fact that sometimes life gets cut short and tragedies happen.

Answer 8

I think we should remember it, but a lot people are trying to forget it. They don't want to think about all the people who died or were injured, all the fear that followed, and all the pain of healing afterwards. They try to forget about it, but that only makes the problem worse: 9-11 is something we all need face. It really happened, and a lot of innocent people died. They need to be remembered.

Answer 9

As for the kids/teens (and sadly some adults) I think it's apathy. They don't see how this event affected their life at all, thus they don't give a rat's a** about it. When they're older and can appreciate the magnitude of this tragedy, I'm sure it will become more important to them. =)

Answer 10

Things that are that horrible of a catastrophe that you sometimes would rather put it in the back of your head. Even if you don't know the people that died, it still hurts to think about it. It's not that we don't remember, it's just not something that I don't want to see that clear again. It scares the hell out of me. It could have been anyone of us.