I lived out there and the anti Arab sentiment was strong after 9/11. Granted I was in middle school, but still, it wasn't all coming from people my age. Most kids repeat what their parents say. I recall "turning Iraq into a giant parking lot" being a popular saying.
Only that he's not. He's a weak little bitch who likes golden showers. Strong... CANADA is punking Trump right now... Canada... He's a bully who bullies the weak. He's getting punched in the mouth right now and he's responding just like bullies do when they get punched. Dude is on his way out..
I guess everyone has their own memories. While my family, friends, coworkers and I were horrified and angry at the perpetrators of the attack, and while we honored and grieved for the victims and their families, my very first thought (and very....and EXACT....first words after the attack) were, “we have to change the way America deals with the rest of the world.” I was just as angry at our government as I was at the terrorists. Because this was what we had invited through our actions. Because our government should have seen this coming and put a stop to it. Because (after the fact) it became likely our government probably DID see it coming and they let it happen so they could use it to pass even more onerous laws that put even more shackles on us. As @3RA1N1AC pointed out, we were played like fiddles. Sure there was an increase in “unity” after the deed was done, but it dissipated pretty damn quickly, especially after Bush, Cheney and the rest of that particular cabal phonied up “evidence” and got us into a rich man’s war (using the “unity” generated by the terrorist attack). I suspect you were in your teens when 911 happened and full of the usual piss and vinegar that goes with that age. But just because you got pumped up for the “righteous cause” doesn’t mean the rest of us bought it hook, line and sinker. Everyone had their own “take” and you need to respect that. That said, people like me (and I’m sure like @EL PRESIDENTE) still honor the dead and respect the (genuine) heroes who gave their lives in such a profound tragedy.
Never forget that on 9/11 Trump was bragging that he now has the tallest building in NY. (Which was a lie but oh well.)
‘And now it’s the tallest’: Trump, in otherwise somber interview on 9/11, couldn’t help touting one of his buildings https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...ew-couldnt-help-touting-one-of-his-buildings/
I just want to take a moment to set aside all else and to remember those Americans who lost their lives on 9/11. The passengers of the planes, those who died in the towers, and the pentagon. I want to express my gratitude for the heroes of flight 93 who fought back valiantly knowing the plane was to be used as a bomb. They gave their lives to stop the terrorists. Such a brave and selfless act. To the firefighters who died rescuing as many people as they could from the towers, going back in again and again putting the lives of others before their own. To those who spent the next days and weeks digging in the rubble for survivors. To these people we owe this moment and this day.
Donald Trump is an embarrasment to this country. For every thing that it stands for as we were shown on this day 17 years ago.
Kids have always said things they shouldn't when they're out of earshot of their parents/repercussions. It's not new.
