Remember what it turned us into, what we became, unabashedly, afterwards.

Remember how it broke our collective minds and caused us to go into a violent frenzy that only made things immeasurably worse.

Remember that.

Remember to never let that happen again.

Remember that we are still in the midst of that collective frenzy, and while you personally may not be able to directly stymie the violence carried out by the powers that be...

Remember that you can hug your neighbor, not hate them, that you can see every other human being as fundamentally another human being, whom should be lent a helping hand, not a closed fist nor veiled threat.

Remember that you can do that right now; promote love, instead of hate, inspire curiosity, instead of fear, foster acceptance and community, instead of isolation and atomization.

That, that is the ultimate antidote, to why what happened that day, and afterward, happened.

History repeats itself isn’t just a phrase.

I don’t know anybody who doesn’t remember it and doesn’t care or who wants to be at war in the Middle East.

Don't trust anyone over 25, including me (46).

The US commits (directly or through Israel) daily 9-11s, and given that 9-11 was motivated by American terrorism in the first place, the whole "never forget" can only work for the one comfortable generation that never experienced any other event like that.

The current generation sees what's happening, they see the US bombing schools and weddings, and they see Americans commit mass shootings at events and at schools. If another 9-11 happened today, you'd have a much harder time getting everyone on board with invading another country for revenge.

They'd still get away with it probably, sadly, because Americans don't seem to ever be ready to revolt. But I can't imagine it would be the same unity.

I just saw a play based on that "come from away" highly recommend

It would be nice, but in a strange sense I appreciate the honesty. The American right has for decades discredited any and all aid from others to protect their myth that America, and Americans, can do anything, and that needing or receiving help is a moral failing. Republicans never forgot Canada gave a shit, they just never even bothered to learn. At least now the world can see this country for what it is, and will hopefully steer clear.

GNU's not Unix.

Americans were told to never forget that it happened... not WHY it happened. That would involve too much self reflection and criticism of American imperialism.

This lack of understanding of WHY, is the why people lost their shit when Hasan casually dropped we deserved it.

Lol, mandatory holidays don't apply to service workers