Today is the 6th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on USA soil. God is with those who died, including our brave policemen and firefighters, and the many hardworking men and women who were trapped in the towers that day.

This is always a tough time for those who were directly affected by the attacks. They're in my prayers.

I think it's also important to remember the families of those who were involved in the attacks. So many times we just think of them as these pure evil bastards, but they had families and friends who were probably shocked and saddened by their suicide.

I'd also like to mention how ironic it was that immediately after the attacks America stood in shock, and I feel that the months following the attacks was the most united America has stood in our generation. I remember driving by a bar and seeing "God bless America" on the signboard. Ironic, but it still showed that everyone was affected. It's depressing to note how seperated our country has become since then. Instead, now people are ranting about how it was all a conspiracy and how it's Bush's fault and crap. I think we forget that it took an entire huge nation uniting together, not knowing what would come next, but knowing that together we could get through it.

America bless God.

...I still don't get it.

There probably were worse disasters out there, but this is the only one people say "Remember __/__"

Someone explain, please.

I agree. Sometimes it seems that 9/11 is a bit overdone compared to other disasters, but it was indeed the worst American disaster. Plus, the Brits have memorials for their disasters, and I'm sure other countries have memorials for their disasters (such as the tsunami).

Plus, the US is widely known as one of the strongest countries. We took a hard hit that day, and the world took notice.

Today is the 101st anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's first speech to a group of like-minded Indian citizens in a theater, starting the movement for Indian independence from the British empire through nonviolent protest and civil disobedience.

But, of course, nobody noticed.

Amen.

Gandhi, people! What about Gandhi?

I don't know about you, but I don't live in India, nor do I have any Indian family, nor do I have any ties to India.

That's not the point. It was a pivotal moment of the 20th century.

I would rather have remembered that. I really don't care much about 9/11

Yeah, but that's a worldwide thing compared to what's basically a USA-exclusive.. well.. remembrance. And since most of the glyphers here seem (I could be wrong) to be from USA...

What Ari said. Gandhi was NOT a minor occurence in the history of the world. Yeah, the 9/11 attacks were something we experienced, but you can't just brush off the other stuff that also celebrates its anniversary today.

Maybe it's geography... about ten percent of our school is Indian. And, uh, about a sixth of the world's population? America is not the universe.