Re: 9/11
Most people I know forgot what day it was today (including me) until I just happened to look at the calendar. It's not really apathy, I don't think. I just take it as a sign that we're moving on and doing the things we have to do. My particular circle of friends was more concerned about trying to help Katrina victims than commemorating 9/11, and in my view, that's really the way it should be.
By the way, I'm an American, and I also think equating 9/11 to patriotism is a little silly. It's not anything to be ashamed of, either, but the fact is the terrorist attacks happened, all of us here couldn't really do anything about it, most of us weren't even actually affected, and that's all there is to it. I'm quite proud of the charitable outpouring that came in the aftermath, but waving this particular date around just smacks of opportunism.
But go ahead and be proud to be an American. Certainly there's nothing wrong with that either.
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