Thought for the Day

[taerowyn]

Today got me thinking about US History. We all get certain dates drilled into us:

December 7th

June 6th

July 4th

September 11th is going to be a big one

So why not August 6th? I would think that the impact that August 6th had on both US history and humanity itself would make it at least as, if not more, important than all these other dates, but maybe that's just me.

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[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

Well, I still know what that is (although I did doublecheck to make sure I was remembering correctly).

It's all about perspective. In 100 years a couple people will remember, but no one will care about September 11, 2001.

I don't think this is true, people still care about December 7th. It may not be as potent and important as it was years ago, but it's remembered and cared about. Furthermore, as to perspective, if things keep going as they are with changes in civil liberties etc. people are certainly going to remember 9/11 as the reason all that changed.

Yes, as you said earlier 99. whatever % of the people's lives haven't changed, but our perceptions of our safety, of our role in the world etc. have and 9/11 will be remembered as the cause of that. I don't think one hundred years is going to wash this one away.