September 11

Today marks the 7th year anniversary of September 11, a tragedy in itself remembering the loss of human life (talk less of the world trade center twin towers in New York)...It is a human tragedy one can agree with.

But in marking this 7th year anniversary, one wonders why one should still mark it as an anniversary.

I personally believe that the aftermath of September 11 has been to use human disaster to manipulate the emotions and pathos of the American people. No matter your belief is, you would always come to agree that September 11 was indeed a human tragedy. This holistic point of view is what makes those dirty old men (as we would like to tag the present set of men in government) to wage two wars (one fruitless, the other:plain unnecessary) that crippled America's economy.

Moreover, what's even more pathetic is that we allowed these events to be an excuse for this government to be so intrusive into our everyday lives (we refer to that as the patriot act)

It's even most pathetic when it is used as an excuse to be elected/re-elected into office in the case of Guilliani and Bush. Guilliani used the fact that he was Mayor of New York during September 11 to rally the american people to his side. Truth being he is not that competent neither was he ever competent. It was almost a stroke of luck that he was a mayor during that time. Bush used it in 2004, and well, you can see how much America has progressed since then.

Personally, as an international, I can relate to it more because of the tightening of laws for international travel/immigration laws by the US....it's sad that the terrorists arrived to the country as international F1 students, but Timothy McVeigh:responsible for the Oklahoma bombings was a full-blooded American...anyone would have been used for that operation.

The sooner American/Americans gets unattached with September 11, the better the mindset would grow from the small/weak-mindedness easily controlled and manipulated by just mere mentioning September 11. I'm sure some ladies can relate to this example: It's like a horrible ex, the more your feelings are tied to him, the more your life gets in a muffle and the pain resurges, but the earlier you get rid of him in your mind, the easier it is to move on without even his name or him in front of you affecting you one bit.

Every country has had its share of massacres and disasters, even since September 11 2001. The Kenyans, The Zimbabweans, the British, the Spanish etc....America seems to be held in this time freeze since September 11 2001. A lot of things have changed since then, but would you still allow your emotions or even your allegiance to your country be controlled/questioned by someone just mentioning September 11? Think about it for a minute, and let go of it.