Today, today, today. 10 years. It doesn't seem like 10 years ago. I feel as though because it is always in the back of our minds, it is always being remembered by our nation. It's something I never forget. It's always there. It still makes me upset. As I'm sure it does for most people. Here is an excerpt from an article DeAne emailed out to us:
"The most ringing defense of the proposed Islamic center came from Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York and a Jew. “We would betray our values—and play into our enemies’ hands—if we were to treat Muslims differently than [sic] anyone else,” the mayor declared. “In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists—and we should not stand for that.”"
People are biased against Muslims. They have a fear of them. They stereotype them. And it's neither right nor fair. I often wonder, where have our American values gone? Why would we let our enemies win? Why would we allow them to make us treat each other wrongly based on our feelings towards them?
I think that the anniversary of 9/11 should be about remembering those who gave their lives and the tragedies of that day. But also remember the values of honesty and trusting and hope of America; and to remember to place these values in our daily life towards our own self and towards one another. Lastly, it should be about remembering and recognizing everything we do have and being thankful for that; we should want to help others not just in times of crisis, but always, each and every day, regardless of the degree of the situation.
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