Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 All: It's 3:30 AM here in Los Angeles and the terror of Tuesday's horrific events have finally caught up with me. For the past 24 hours I've been in a haze but able to function normally -- now I am racked with emotion. I am appauled at man's inhumanity to man and the sad realization of how history often repeats itself. I remember when I was in high school and we were studying Nazi Germany and Hitler's regime. I spoke at lengths with my dad about the atrocities of man and the horrible acts by the Nazi's to the Jews and others. To this day my dad's words never rang so true, " Don't ever think something like that couldn't happen here. " At the time it made no sense, because afterall, we're America, land of the free, home of the brave. We're an impenetrable nation. Wars are always fought elsewhere. Yesterday those words hit home. I can't help but think . . . as a nation, we will never be the same again. As a child of the 70s I was brought up during the Vietnam era. It was a time to be anti-war, anti-government, anti-anything. I never felt a sense of patriotism for my country, well not like the older generation who had been through World War II. Today I understand that patriotism. I understand the love of country. I understand the need to defend our right for freedom. My thoughts are with the families of those who've died and the injured. And to the firefighters, police, doctors, and volunteers . . . you are truly the heroes. And thanks for listening . . . Silverman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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