Thane, in this day you should not think about the future. You have all year long for that. In this day, you think about the past, you honour the dead, those who suffered. Speakeasy explained it better than I could. Re-read his post. And show some respect for the dead.

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Client: In six days, do you hear me, six days, God made the world. And you are not bloody well capable of making me a pair of trousers in three months!
Tailor: But my dear Sir, my dear Sir, look at the world, and look at my trousers.
(Beckett)

The first thoughts I had that day were - are my family and friends safe? Where is my brother? Running around Manhattan because of his his job. How do I find him? Where is my pregnant sister-in-law? Is this a "Manhattan" day for her? Or is she home? She did go into Manhattan - but got home safely. My sister is out of town - so she is fine. Finally I got through to my brother. Then I spent time on the phone with my Mom. How is this possible? They're attacking our New York. Both towers fell. Every minute of that day is imprinted on my mind. And it was so beautiful that day: bright sun, early fall.

And to O'Sullivan - and to all those who lost someone they loved - I'm sorry. I didn't have to grieve for someone I loved. You did and so did thousands of others all over the world. I'm sorry.

Denial is a person acting like a prick and not even realizing it.


I agree. Go away. You're one of them.

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I want to change the world but they won't give me the source code.

sickos

Look very very close at this picture. Do those look like Middle Eastern men and women to you??
Particularly the clothing..

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I want to change the world but they won't give me the source code.

Yeah, and these people are godless liberals too:
http://www.godhatesfags.com/main/index.html

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Fortunatus sum! Pila mea de gramine horrido modo in pratum lene recta volvit!

I disagree. The future is all we have. Respect for the dead would best be DONE by more carefully considering our future. That's MY opinion. I believe if the dead could speak they'd agree with me.

We all have our own ideas about honoring the dead. In their honor, I think we need to think about what we think THEY'D like to say to us and what we think THEY would have us do.

Keep appeasing and playing pattycake and tiddlywinks with people that want to murder us all.

Other options ?

I am. Some don't agree with me ? I may not agree with how you and THEY "show respect for the dead."

Islama - rama

Ding dong.

"Die infidel !!"

ouch. Yeah. I thought the same thing.

India/Iraq/Iran, they all start with "I" and save for the dot on the women's foreheads and bare arms, faces (and probably exposed sides), they wear those wrap things to the ground, and then there's the whole men with towel on the head thing, and the whacky religion. Hard to tell those folks on the other side of the world apart. (sarcasm)

Yes, I know, I'm being very harsh about an innocent mistake but like my "bucket of sunshine" feelings after 9/11, (from the other, better 9/11 thread), I think it's important not to jump to conclusions about anything. Even if it were a group of Muslim folks, how can anyone know what the message in this picture of a sand sculpture is without a caption?

I don't want my life to be driven by fear, hate, superstition and suspicion.

(Thane, you fool. You should have waited a couple of minutes. You just can't help throwing yourself under the bus)

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...the government...is caving in...with their specious arguments couched in the...language of civil rights law, and that the churches ... likewise crumbling to...rhetoric which is nothing but heretical sophistry -- ~F Phelps
Platitudes like the one you offer are no different - and no less incorrect - than the jackass part-time Christian who says, "I'm going to heaven because I'm nice to people." It so misses the point.~Impugn

Oh, if you say so :-)

You should be happy now. You got to call me a fool and you even got to suggest I'm so dumb I throw myslf under a bus

Looks photoshopped to me.

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That's a first thing. Second thing is, it isn't clear wether the people and the sand castle are one or two different pictures. Third thing is, the sand castle is not necessarily a glorification of the terrorist attack.

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Client: In six days, do you hear me, six days, God made the world. And you are not bloody well capable of making me a pair of trousers in three months!
Tailor: But my dear Sir, my dear Sir, look at the world, and look at my trousers.
(Beckett)

India News

emphasis mine. He's the guy that made the sculpture.

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...the government...is caving in...with their specious arguments couched in the...language of civil rights law, and that the churches ... likewise crumbling to...rhetoric which is nothing but heretical sophistry -- ~F Phelps
Platitudes like the one you offer are no different - and no less incorrect - than the jackass part-time Christian who says, "I'm going to heaven because I'm nice to people." It so misses the point.~Impugn

Yeah that's neato. Apparently what I said went right over your head.

I'll say it again:

Islama - rama

DING dong. "Die infidel !!"

Now remember you're dealing with someone too stupid to do any coherent thinking. You could join our "punk" friend and ignore me since I'm a complete idiot