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Originally Posted by New Era
As an American who sees how 9/11 is used as a method to divide rather than unite, I say let's forget. Let's move on. Let's stop holding a grudge. The world is a much worse place because of this stupid "never forget" crap. This is why the Middle East continues to be a cesspool of hatred - they just refuse to let the past be the past and live in the moment. So on this 15th anniversary of a horrible day that set this new millennia in a direction of hopeless hatred I say, "Get over it." Stop the hating because of what happened 15 years ago. Hatred will never defeat hatred. Live by these words instead.
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Are you suggesting that 9/11 is the only event in recent memory feeding this cesspool of hatred? I think more recent and current events might be contributing to this as well and 9/11 isn't the only thing the resentful need to hold onto. A "just let it go" or "get over it" might be a reasonable suggestion for a one and done type event, but the problem of terrorism, with roots in the Middle East, is more relevant now than ever. The players have changed and the solution will always be up for update, but America "never forgetting" keeps funding, resources, and minds focused on the problem of international terrorism, hopefully preventing it from occurring on such a scale again.