A moment of silence
Yep, sadly.
Honestly we get it, 9/11 sucked and it was a dark moment for america.
But fuck we can just move on to something else? It's been 10 years since that happened and people
still talk about it?
An event that revolutionized the worlds outlook on internal security and the potential for terrorist attacks, how to stop them, etc. Paving the way for many of the worlds super powers large increase in pro-active and reactive measures. Not to mention it was the largest terrorist attack in the history of the world in terms of death toll and I believe there was 30 or so canadians that contributed to that toll. Also Canada participated, though as a secondary support role, in the "war on terrorism" providing air support, basing, and intel. Regardless of what other ulterior motives you believe fueled the war, the official reasoning was a war on terrorism as a result of 9/11. So feel free not to hang your head in silence for our, or your country men and women, but don't deny the importance of this event and the impact to the global population as a whole and its importance to a student body.
so im just going to copy-paste this from the other threadBlind, brain-washed patriotism is the worse example. Especially in certain cases with troop supporters.While those events were terrible, the amount of innocent Iraqi citizens that were killed in the name of 'American Justice' dwarfs the amount of people killed on 9/11. Is it really worth about half a million innocent civilians to invade and occupy a country for a whole decade? Not to mention because of this war, the US is deeply in debt. Not to mention the big brother-esque Patriot Act. All in the name of freedom and justice.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Honestly, would you rather have 3,000 American deaths, or 100,000-500,000 Iraqi (Civilian) deaths?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
9/11 imo was done by the government.For a couple of reasons.
1.New security act.
2.Population control
3.A reason to attack the middle east.
Now you can say fuck you all you want or say your right. I lost respect on the TTT server of one monorail the cat due to me thinking that america did it.But the american government arent angels
RIP 9/11 victims.
Actually, now I know why we didn't hear anything about it. It's because my teachers are infants and don't want their (fucking large) amount of perks slightly cut. Pay role freeze or w.e and slightly fewer sick days (they had at least 2 a month paid previously, on top of all their usual vacations and w.e). So they're retaliating by all wearing black and not participating in even the most minor extra curricular shit...
Which means they wouldn't even do the announcements.
Whining about a fair change in their pay is apparently a priority over acknowledging 9/11.
so rocket you're pretty much saying america deserved 9/11?
Honestly, would you rather have 3,000 American deaths, or 100,000-500,000 Iraqi (Civilian) deaths?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
We had job action like that last year, no extra-curricular, no field trips, no monitoring hallways, no report cards, all that.Na, school just started and they haven't gotten everyone ready for it or w.e.
The provincial guys won though, and the teachers backed down. But, aren't announcements done by the students?
I heard that some famous lady was talking about her boobs in 1989 on the radio when the moment of silence occured.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/0/2/0/3/0/6/3/2010-47436496228.jpeg)You do know that with a world without religion there wouldn't be USA either, right?
(http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/0/2/0/3/0/6/3/2010-47436496228.jpeg)
Sir, 9/11 happened because some crazy people hated America.
They would have done the same wether they were Muslim or not.
You do know that with a world without religion there wouldn't be USA either, right?
Except, they believed that killing themselves in the name of their religion would get them in to heaven with virgins for eternityThat is radicalism. Moderation in everything is key. They applied to Islam, which promotes peace and toleration of others (nice going Taliban). That is what happens in most cases of "religion causing wars and evils". It is people twisting scripture just so that it fits their own sick goals. The Crusades? The kings wanted that land. The Holocaust? Hitler needed an easy scapegoat. 9/11? Al Queda needed a good excuse to keep the people of their country from turning against them.
Elaborate
That is radicalism. Moderation in everything is key. They applied to Islam, which promotes peace and toleration of others (nice going Taliban). That is what happens in most cases of "religion causing wars and evils". It is people twisting scripture just so that it fits their own sick goals. The Crusades? The kings wanted that land. The Holocaust? Hitler needed an easy scapegoat. 9/11? Al Queda needed a good excuse to keep the people of their country from turning against them.
As for Frank's point, he is right. The Puritain ideals of hard work and unity would help the colonies to unite against the British during the 1700s. Without these ideals, we would likely still be a set of British colonies.
You completely ignored the point. If religion did not exist, Al Queda would never have been able to give the radicals an incentive to go and bomb the WTC because frankly, the only reason why they would go and kill themselves was because of the promise that it was what god wanted and it would grant them eternity in heaven.I was going to said what cogs said.
With virgins. It would be very hard to find someone who hated America enough to go and end their existence on the side of a skyscraper.
It doesn't take religion to understand the value of hard work and unity. And it wasn't religion that made the colonies discontent with Britain, it was their lack of support. Canada never followed the American route to autonomy from Britian, and we essentially accomplished the same goals without the war.