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I believe on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 2:54:24 PM
As most of you do, I remember where I was that morning. I was apathetically sitting in my calculus class senior year of high school reviewing homework when an announcement interrupted the class informing the school a plane had just struck the world trade center. They would keep us informed...
After minutes and still no word, my teacher turned on her radio and the classed listened intently; we stared at the radio for an hour eager for explanations and answers.
Almost five years later, we may not have all the answers, but we have more than we did that day. It’s quite possible we have too many answers resulting in more controversy than necessary.
When blame is consistently geared toward the American government and establishment, it is undoubtedly playing into the terrorists’ hands. Not only does this blame create a scapegoat, but it also creates the countless, irrational conspiracies we hear today.
Michael Medved in his radio show Friday show stated, “I think this is a serious poison in the national discourse.” Conspiracies are a poison sickening American respect within the country and strengthening the terrorists’ hopes of defeating democracy and freedom.
Investigators should explore multiple solutions to 9/11 and terrorism; certainly, a number of solutions do exist exist. Nonetheless, the leftist paranoia and conspiracy thinking have created a series of nonsensical ideas rather than reverting to the historical events preceding 9/11 as well as admitting the ignorance we have today.
I’m intrigued to see how well ABC’s miniseries, "The Path to 9/11", will depict these events. I’m even more intrigued to see how analogous British filmmaker Mark Almond’s movie, which includes the assassination of President Bush, is to the leftist conspiracy of American government/elitist responsibility for a tragic event reminiscent of 9/11.
On a more praiseworthy note, 2,996 is an absolutely incredible site where over 3,000 bloggers are honoring each individual life lost. Definitely explore the site as we remember the 2,996 lives lost nearly five years ago.