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NO!
I was in NYC on 9/11 and had to continue going there because I worked there.
Couldn't go to the World Trade Center area after because it made me too upset.
STILL get upset every 9/11 because it reminds me of the times I was scared for my life.
NYC hated Trump then because everyone knew what he was about. This is NOT his to claim.
edit - spelling
Palantir read your post before you hit submit and already approved it.
The US and Israel commit daily 9/11s in Gaza/Lebanon/Yemen/Iran/etc.
You should be upset about 9/11, you should understand the motivations of those who perpetrated it, you should be upset about the root cause, and you should be disgusted that your country continues to level civilian buildings while casually celebrating it on group chat.
You should get over the idea that 9/11 was so uniquely evil, it's the one time the American empire felt a fraction of the evil it puts out into the world.
Would you have been this upset if Biden suggested the federal government is taking the responsibility to fund the memorial? Would you have opposed ensuring the long term maintenance of it and eliminating the risk of financial issues in the long term?
Have you heard their proposal, or you're rejecting it only because it's GOP? You know a lot of republicans live in NY and a lot of them died on 9/11, right? You know nearly 3.5 million New Yorkers voted for Trump, right?
If there's one thing the federal government knows how to fund and maintain, it's war propaganda monuments. Just look at DC, and look at how actual veterans are left to rot homeless and broke while the monuments to honor them are ludicrously grand and luxurious.
Given that taco Don is trying to change content in the Smithsonian, educational materials in the park system, control what universities can teach, all over ideology, yes I’m confident in expecting a federal takeover to be a very bad idea. And yes it would have been far different when Biden was president
Why is it necessary? I've been to the memorial and museum a few times in the past year. They're doing a fantastic job. Has anybody involved asked for this??
i just realized I am logged into different instances on my phone and desktop.
I agree and find this upsetting as well.
I understand the motivations. I am disgusted by US indiscriminate killing in foreign countries.
Never said 9/11 was unique. I said 9/11 sticks in my head because it was one of the few times "I was scared for my life." I was scared and could do nothing which is the desired effect of a terrorist act.
No
I have not heard the proposal but based upon things that have happened during Trump's second term the proposal will not match reality. Also, I over-generalized NYC's hatred of Trump. I'm sure he did well in Staten Island.
Agree
Take one look at what Trump has done to the White House and tell me you want him anywhere near the 9/11 memorial.
He’ll probably build a golden ballroom there
I don't, that's not what I was saying.
I'm saying the obsession with 9/11 as a special evil event is contrary to reality where the US, under Trump, under Biden, under Obama, under Bush, under Clinton, etc is a terrorist state that downs civilian buildings casually.
That's not the part I'm arguing with you about. I mostly agree with you there.
I'm arguing with you about this:
I don't need to hear the specifics of any proposal here to be against it. Trump is a lying conman, and I wouldn't believe anything coming out of his or any of his administration's mouths anyway. I've seen what he does when given control, and that's enough.
If you are with the first part, you'd agree with the implied second part: it should be a simple memorial and should focus on the victims not on empire propaganda. This is what the museum has to say:
That's a very disgusting right wing take that ignores the actual motivations for the attacks, and denies the visitors the chance to reflect on what their country continues to support: worldwide terror.
It's not worth saving in its current state.
Do you think federal control under the current administration will make that problem better, or worse?
Jesus Christ.
It's already on his side, it's already "islamists hate us because of our freedom" level, no I don't think it'll get worse... What do you think he'll do to it?
Chintzy gold leaf everywhere and crying eagle statues. Probably a gift shop selling "terrorist hunting permits" with his face on them.
That's the natural evolution of its current state...