For me 9/11 was an event in the worlds history that shouldn't be forgotten. My father woke me up on September 12th at 5am. He sat me down in front of the tv and told me that this is the result of the worlds most powerful countries sticking their nose in other peoples business and then he said that because of this, there will be a war. I was 11 at the time and i didn't understand, but I watched it, and I slowly began to realize that lots of people were dead/dying when i was watching it only mere hours after the tragedy. I lived in a very small town in Australia and I slowly walked to our very tiny primary school that morning. I was in grade 6 and when I walked into the school it was empty. All the older students and staff were in the staff room watching it live. The lower grades were sent home and we just watched what happened all day long. Then when i got home it was still on tv. It was a shock, because no one thinks these things can happen.
7 years later. At 11pm at night on the 11th, the documentary 9/11 was showing. I watched the real footage the 2 Frenchman filmed and it just broke my heart to see the looks on the fireman's faces and that the priest was the first official fatality. This was a very tragic day. *moment of silence*
But we should keep level heads when we think about this. Lets not forget September 11th but we also need to remember that more people died in the world wars. Lest we forget our fallen soldiers.
For me as an Australian, it didn't affect me as it did for the American nation. I believe we shouldn't forget, but I do believe that we need to think about the future and not the past. This was a horrible day, and thousands of people lost their lives for a reason many of us don't know. Was it a religious reason? Was it caused by the American government and how they treated certain people? Was it over oil? We wont know the real reason. Yes, people will say it wasn't over religious matters, and I can guarantee that someone will flame me for saying it was "America's fault" but you need to understand that from my point of view, this was a day that shouldn't have happened but it did, so we need to deal with our grief and our heartache. I believe that after the 10th anniversary, the other countries will forget. We wont have our moments of silence, we wont send our condolences to the American people, we wont talk about it in hushed tones, we will begin to make jokes, we will study it in our schools but it wont be a sober lesson. This day will go down in history as a terrorist attack, but it will soon be forgotten. When all the people who were alive on September 11th are dead or are to young to remember, all that will remain is Ground Zero and the media records. I am not trying to insult or be mean or anything like that. I was asked my opinion and I felt that I needed to express my view. This was a sad day in history that will forever go down as the worst attack on American soil but I hate to say that it wont be the last. Terrorism is not a plague that needs to be cured. It is a war the needs to be fought with a level head and an open mind. All countries have their own rules and beliefs. A kiss on the street of America is a normal thing, but it can land a couple in jail in another land.
Please remember that the Al Queda killed many Americans, but the Americans are just as bad for killing the Al Queda's people and families. When you attack them on their land you are the Infidels who are trying to destroy their religion. When they attack on your land they are terrorists who try to take away your freedom. You may think that killing the people who were behind the attacks will make things right, then your wrong. You are just as bad as the people who flew the planes. I'm sorry if I am causing more harm than good. But you asked for opinions and views, and you got mine.
Let us never forget September 11th.
