(oh my god, seriously? "The day the earth stood still"?
there have been SO many worse acts in the course of modern history than the planes taking down the twin towers).
Wow, um... that's exactly what I thought. I just kinda wish more Americans would realize that the world doesn't revolve around them. Sure, 9/11 was horrific, but to label it as "The day the earth stood still"? seriously?! do people even READ the news anymore?
It's so heavily publicized because the US does not normally play host to foreign attacks on this scale. It would be the same if it had been the UK, Australia, Canada, or any other country that doesn't live in a constant state of war and/or civil unrest.
Americans remember it because it drives home the fact that the threat of being attacked on our soil is very real. It also outlined the damage that can be done by religious intolerance. For a lot of Americans, it put things--mortality, specifically--into perspective in a way that "well we still haven't cured cancer yet and also people are starving" cannot.
I agree that the tagline "the day the earth stood still" is too dramatic. "The day the US stood still" or something more US-centric would be more appropriate.
Also get over yourself. It was a tragedy just as any other tragedy, and whining that it's getting too much attention makes you look like an asshole.
Wow, thank you so much for this. I agree with everything you've said. I rolled at my eyes at the "the day the world stood still" but I'm still really angry about how callous so many of these responses are. We're STILL hearing about 9/11 a decade later because 9/11 set off events that affected the whole WORLD and not just the U.S.
Um . . . How are you not being just as closed-minded, ignorant, and prone to sweeping generalizations as you accuse Americans of being?
I agree with the OP's point that 9/11 is wildly exaggerated on the international scale (and even the national one, frankly), but come on. Hate doesn't solve hate, as I think you'll find Americans' response to 9/11 proves. Apparently we all have a lot to learn.
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there have been SO many worse acts in the course of modern history than the planes taking down the twin towers).
Wow, um... that's exactly what I thought. I just kinda wish more Americans would realize that the world doesn't revolve around them. Sure, 9/11 was horrific, but to label it as "The day the earth stood still"? seriously?! do people even READ the news anymore?
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Americans remember it because it drives home the fact that the threat of being attacked on our soil is very real. It also outlined the damage that can be done by religious intolerance. For a lot of Americans, it put things--mortality, specifically--into perspective in a way that "well we still haven't cured cancer yet and also people are starving" cannot.
I agree that the tagline "the day the earth stood still" is too dramatic. "The day the US stood still" or something more US-centric would be more appropriate.
Also get over yourself. It was a tragedy just as any other tragedy, and whining that it's getting too much attention makes you look like an asshole.
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I agree with the OP's point that 9/11 is wildly exaggerated on the international scale (and even the national one, frankly), but come on. Hate doesn't solve hate, as I think you'll find Americans' response to 9/11 proves. Apparently we all have a lot to learn.
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