I think #38 hit the nail on the head really. Its because television captured it live. Im sure that if the Zimbawean extermination of the natives in 1997 was televised (approximately 10,000 natives were rounded up and burned alive in their villages) then people would behave slightly differently towards zimbawe.

Or what about Chinas massive new hydro electric station? This marvel of engineering needed hundres of flood planes to be compromised so when the rains came last year and washed away upwards of 100,000 homes with an unknown death toll did anyone bat an eyelid? No not really.

I feel for anyone who has lost with regards to terrorist acts as they cannot be avoided. But what about those who are lost to idiots who get drunk and mow your loved ones down on the way home from work? Well terrorists get life imprisonment and a total hatred towards their own race/religion/people who wear yashmaks or turbans regardless of their creed or profession. Drunk drivers who kill get 6 months ban and 200 hours community service.

Television is a powerful tool, it can stir emotions and encite rage in millions. It can also cover up the disease in society and point people towards whatever they want.

What sickens me is the total coverage of 911, it wouldnt suprise me if a public holiday isnt declared in the future. Why not honour the dead by NOT stopping work and giving into the terrorists. They have done exactly what they wanted. We are FORCED to fear the day. We are FORCED to watch the shit happen all over again. We are FORCED to not get on with our lives and forget the spineless wankers that terrorise the world. And I bet all the TV companies are doing it all for free. I bet no profits were made out of 911 by TV coverage over the year.

yeah right.