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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #45 on: September 09, 2007, 07:13:29 AM »


It's the historical significance, I believe. It was the first time in our history the mainland of the USA was attacked, so successfully.

Pearl Harbor was as bad as 9/11, War of 1812 was worse, the USA was invaded by Britain and managed to burn down the White House.

Obviously, Teejay, I was talking about twentieth century history, when I mentioned "mainland attacks" and deliberately omitted the attack on our most vulnerable occupations. Midway and the Philippines was a rugged battle as well. Pearl Harbor was not part of our union when it was attacked by the Japanese. We still fended that one off and recovered fairly well, I think. They haven't been interested in renewing hostility, since.
Of course in the early time of our union, the Brits did not want to give up their cash cow and we had to prove more than once that we were serious about our independence from their monarchs. Relations were stressed for decades, but again Britain gave up their attempts and even began to emulate some of our leaders' ideals. That war was won, too.

I fear that we will become our attackers in this case, because of how knee-jerk-ish we have proven to be. The 9-11 attack created an atmosphere where the average Americans gladly gave up many of their freedoms for security of a martial state, instead of fighting back as individuals. That is the historical significance I was referring to. Sorry to create a mixed context. It is very scary.
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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #46 on: September 09, 2007, 09:27:14 AM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #47 on: September 09, 2007, 09:31:35 AM »
The most striking thing to me about 9/11 is that, regardless of what people say about the Middle East and our support of Israel or whatever, it came out of left field. There are massacres in other parts of the world and dictators like Saddam Hussein that gast heir own people or whatever but they are results of established international conflicts or internal, civil conflicts. What did they say was his motivation for 9/11? That we sent in troops to protect Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield or whatever? It's pretty surreal, if you think about it. What do these two things have to do with each other?

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #48 on: September 09, 2007, 09:54:26 AM »
The most striking thing to me about 9/11 is that, regardless of what people say about the Middle East and our support of Israel or whatever, it came out of left field. There are massacres in other parts of the world and dictators like Saddam Hussein that gast heir own people or whatever but they are results of established international conflicts or internal, civil conflicts. What did they say was his motivation for 9/11? That we sent in troops to protect Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield or whatever? It's pretty surreal, if you think about it. What do these two things have to do with each other?

war is about oil, gold, money, squirrelskins...

Squirrelskins well now I understand :P
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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #49 on: September 09, 2007, 11:53:44 AM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #50 on: September 09, 2007, 12:09:14 PM »
I wonder why I hardly hear about 9/11 again. Maybe because I don't watch very much TV like I used to and when I do, it's either The Simspons or South Park and Little Bush or kid shows and I don't listen to talk shows on the radio.



Yes I was also very frustrated too about how Katrina was handled. I felt sorry for the people who were trapped there.

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #51 on: September 09, 2007, 02:50:14 PM »
I'm fucking sick of hearing about Virgina Tech as well.  I you want to help them "heal", try not mentioning the shootings every time you can.

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #52 on: September 09, 2007, 02:54:06 PM »
I'm fucking sick of hearing about Virgina Tech as well.  I you want to help them "heal", try not mentioning the shootings every time you can.

I would like to see anothe Virginia Tech style shooting. That way we can have a national debate about how we need to have Aspie controll.  ::)

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #53 on: September 09, 2007, 04:22:55 PM »
Sometimes, I suspect scrap is being
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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #54 on: September 09, 2007, 05:31:15 PM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?
i suggest that you two face each others genitalia
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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #55 on: September 09, 2007, 06:02:05 PM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?
i suggest that you two face each others genitalia

Just another I2 "girlie" slap fight!

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #56 on: September 09, 2007, 06:03:10 PM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?
i suggest that you two face each others genitalia

Just another I2 "girlie" slap fight!
actually, since they both ahve posted pictures, i assumed it was entirely possible.
Misunderstood.

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #57 on: September 09, 2007, 06:10:03 PM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?
i suggest that you two face each others genitalia

Just another I2 "girlie" slap fight!
actually, since they both ahve posted pictures, i assumed it was entirely possible.

I'd pay money to watch that one. :popcorn:

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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #58 on: September 09, 2007, 06:11:38 PM »
i agree! september 11th=overrated. fuck the familys, and fuck anyone who says 9/11, or wants that to somehow affect them personally. were you there spokane girl? outta here with that bullshit.
No I wasn't there when it happened. If I was there, I would have said so a long time ago. I was at home in Montana sleeping in bed when it happened.
no but you acted like you were directly connected to september 11th and asked me if i thought you were lying like it was somehow connected to you personally so stfu


STFU? So why the hell did you ask me then if I was there?
i suggest that you two face each others genitalia

Just another I2 "girlie" slap fight!
actually, since they both ahve posted pictures, i assumed it was entirely possible.

I'd pay money to watch that one. :popcorn:
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Re: Sept 11 families
« Reply #59 on: September 09, 2007, 06:32:35 PM »
 :puke:  Actually I think they'd make a lovely couple! :wedding:
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