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I remember i like it was yesterday - almost every detail.
It's something i still think about constantly.
(in fact - i dont refer to it as 911 - as to me that's like a trivializing nickname.
(like referring to Phantom of the Opera : Phantom ... or Les Miserable : Les Miz)

The overall impact for me was horror - and the realization that it was something that changed the world. And that it was something that could reoccur at any time.


but the point form items that stood out in my mind :


1) my disgust at the media - it was clear that to many of them - it was an event they had been waiting for their entire careers - there was almost a glee on the faces of these reporters - thrilled to be included and in the front lines of something so important. It made me want to puke.

2) the human race is extremely resilient. At the time i thought there was no way people would ever get past this - but they did. Not in a cold way - but a survivalist way.

3) Despite how i feel about the human race in general (a blight upon the planet) i was actually proud of the way the potential for an anti-muslim reaction was avoided.
Had this happened 40 years ago - interment camps would have set up everywhere full of muslims dragged from their homes... Like the japanese in WWII. Instead a lot of effort went into fighting this.

Part of me (i dont believe the conpiracy theorists) always felt that the only motivation for the attack was to promt an anti-muslim movement - giving the muslims all over the world cause to unite - triggering a large scale holy war.- based on what some expected would be the reaction of the americans. but it didnt come and i was suprised - and proud at how far we've come. (even though there's stilla long way to go)

it was something i'll never forget. the most horrific aspect - the unexpectedness of it.