11.
 
Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 12, 2024, 06:38
11.
Re: Out of the Blue Sep 12, 2024, 06:38
Sep 12, 2024, 06:38
 
Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 11, 2024, 19:10:
PHJF wrote on Sep 11, 2024, 17:59:
You know, I work on an army base and there is surprisingly no fanfare anymore about it being 9/11. I got one email about it from some department head and nobody else mentioned it. Guess it's going in the bin next to 12/7 and 6/6.

9/11 has turned from a solemn remembrance of a national tragedy (though not an unforeseen one) into a day of the year where what is most seen are liquored up hillbillies screeching "NEVAR FURGIT" while waving flags and posting memes of a crying bald eagle. Plus the added dash of Islamophobic racism. A recent poll showed 23% of Americans don't have any connection to it since they weren't alive when it happened 23 years ago. For them, 9/11 has as much relevance as the Vietnam War does to Gen X or World War 1 does to Boomers. It's just something that exists in history books.You mentioned December 7th but does anyone on your base pause on the 15th of February? Probably not since not only is it the wrong branch of the service but it also occurred so long ago that it's just another date. Another decade or so and 9/11's relevance will be just as meaningless to an even larger portion of the population because Gen Z will be adults by then, almost all the Boomers will have died off, and a full third of Millennials weren't that cognizant of it in the first place as a "I lived through that" event since they were quite young at the time.

Nobody mentioned it during work today, either. The mood wasn't any different than it would be on any other Wednesday. The usual kvetching, memes, and jokes happened as usual. Most of the places I visited online today didn't mention at all and it was also business as usual.

You are correct as I posted below my opinion on it as well.

I recall working on the night the day in happened. Was reminiscent of the first days of Covid lockdown. So quiet at work you could hear a pin drop. The few customers we had were solemn and quiet as hell. We mostly sat around till 6am just staring at the ground not sure what to think.

I will not forget that.
Rimmer: “Step up to Red Alert.”
Kryten: “Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.”

ALSO: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
Avatar 58207
Date
Subject
Author
1.
Sep 11, 11:32Sep 11 11:32
2.
Sep 11, 12:04Sep 11 12:04
4.
Sep 11, 13:37Sep 11 13:37
5.
Sep 11, 14:15Sep 11 14:15
6.
Sep 11, 14:31Sep 11 14:31
7.
Sep 11, 17:59Sep 11 17:59
8.
Sep 11, 19:10Sep 11 19:10
 11.
Sep 12, 06:38Sep 12 06:38
   Re: Out of the Blue
12.
Sep 12, 10:37Sep 12 10:37
9.
Sep 11, 20:02Sep 11 20:02
10.
Sep 12, 06:34Sep 12 06:34
13.
Sep 12, 13:03Sep 12 13:03
14.
Sep 12, 13:21Sep 12 13:21
15.
Sep 12, 14:21Sep 12 14:21
16.
Sep 12, 15:48Sep 12 15:48
17.
Sep 12, 17:51Sep 12 17:51