I just heard a stupid argument in the hallway...

[YellowRubberDuckie]

About whether people who don't live in NYC have a right to feel fear or share their thoughts on that day. What do you think?
Personally, I live across the street where the number 2 terrorist attack on US soil happened, and I must say just because I don't live in New York City, it doesn't mean I don't have a right to fear or share my thoughts on what happened that day.
Duckie

[Kajsa]

1. Hi Ducky!

Our country was attacked that day.
If you're an American, it was very personal!

Btw; Anyone with a pulse has a " right" to share their
feelings about that day.

You're so right, it is a dumb argument.

:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. Hey sweetie pie!

:hi:

[Kajsa]

3. Right back attcha!

:hug:

[OhioBlue]

4. Your emotions are yours

no one can ever tell you that you don't have a "right" to your own true emotions.

In that same thought, I cannot pretend to have the same emotions or even know how those in NYC feel or felt in relation to 9/11, nor will I pretend to know how you feel/felt.

:hug:

[cwydro]

5. Agree with you

that is utter crap...of course it was different if one was in one of the Towers...but where do you stop with that reasoning....do Jersey folks feel more than Ohio folks? What about people in DC with the Pentagon? Or PA...? Without a doubt,if you lost a loved one it is a whole different thing, but why this contest between parts of the country? What drivel. What a sick thing to be competitive about...

[tk2kewl]

6. I must say, however...

one need only look at the '04 NYC presidential vote to see what it means not to succumb to fear

[Floogeldy]

7. You go, girl.

I'm behind you all of the way.

[johnnie]

8. You're right, that is a stupid argument

Maybe not fear that you might not get out of the towers, but there was a lot of fear to go around. And who would be entitled to have more fear, the people that were in the towers in NYC or someone a mile away in another building in NYC?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. Hey Duckie!

I'm going to be in Tulsa next week...
Are you far from there?

As to your post...It's still my understanding that it's a free country. Everybody has a right to share their thoughts. :hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. An hour.

Three bucks on the turnpike. What are coming to Tulsa for?
Duckie

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Opera gig...

I'm bringing my son with me. I was thinking it'd be fun to meet some DUers while there...

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. If you're planning on heading this way, definately let me know.

We'll take you the tapwerks or something and make sure you get plenty of Guinness!
Duckie

[Redstone]

10. And especially because your attack was done by a US citizen.

Redstone

[CBGLuthier]

11. McVeigh murdered our children

How can we ever forget that?

Images burned into our brains.

[hfojvt]

13. "you gotta fight, for your right

to paaaaaartay!"

But why would you want to fear?

Anyway, for all we know, the legendary next attack could be anywhere, even at some county fair in Indiana. :scared:

[China_cat]

14. I'm in SC

but our union lost 15 people that day. I might not have known them, but they were a part of what is a big part of my life so that makes it personal.

[deadparrot]

16. People are allowed to feel however they want,

especially after a shock such as 9/11. That's just silly. You can feel any emotion or nothing at all, but that's just part of the human experience. It doesn't restrict itself to certain geographic locations.

However, I guess I can understand the sentiments of people in large cities such as NYC who feel justified in being "more scared," because if a terrorist cell does strike again, it probably won't be in small-town America. It'll probably be (like earlier attacks) an important economic/political/cultural center, which are mostly found in good-sized cities.

[skygazer]

18. Why is it that people feel NYC was the only place affected that day?

A plane hit the Pentagon as well. But even more than that, there were people on those planes from all over. Anyone who flies, or knows someone who flies, felt fear and uncertainty. I live in the Bay Area - a good portion of the people on Flight 93 were from this area. A friend's daughter went to school with one of them. People in the towers had family all over the country. And though I live in California, my daughter lived in Manhattan at the time - she was the main thing on my mind for much of the day until I got an email from her telling me she and her boyfriend were safe.

This is not 19th century America. We are far more interconnected than we were then - and even if it were, people everywhere would have the right to grief and sorrow. This was a HUMAN tragedy - not a regional or even a national one.