Do you think Sept 11 will become a holiday?

[trulfe]

some day, do you think that it will become an official holiday?

 

[Evadman]

yes.

 

[shiner]

It better not be, unless of course you really want to slap all the men who died at Pearl Harbor in the face.

 

[spanky]

no. why would it? it will be remembered like d-day... but a holiday? i doubt it.

 

[MacBaine]

Is December 7th a holiday?

 

[sheselectric]

Originally posted by: shinerburke
It better not be, unless of course you really want to slap all the men who died at Pearl Harbor in the face.

yeah, i agree. then again, i think the magnitude of what happened on 9/11 was greater than that of pearl harbor. those who died at PH were people who had voluntarily risked their lives for their country. those who died on 9/11 were innocent civilians.

 

[Paulson]

What's the difference man?

People died... a lot of people!

 

[shiner]

yeah, i agree. then again, i think the magnitude of what happened on 9/11 was greater than that of pearl harbor. those who died at PH were people who had voluntarily risked their lives for their country. those who died on 9/11 were innocent civilians.

Sort of. Remember we were at peace when Pearl was attacked. If 9/11 is made a holiday then it's a slap in the face to the men who died at Pearl and their memory.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Pearl Harbor was also a military casualty, not a terrorist/civilian thing.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Although I would welcome a day off, I dont think it would happen.

-PAB

 

[pyonir]

we would have to stop having another holiday as a national holiday if Sept 11th was one. No way employers would pay for another paid holiday.

I'm not trying to be a dick here, i truely believe that.

 

[RossMAN]

No and it shouldn't be although it's one of the most horrific tragedies our country has ever experienced on American soil.

 

[BlueApple]

I feel that it is an event that touched each of us deeply, yet in different ways. It is something not to celebrate with coverage on TV in their ?sweeps-week? like coverage, but it should be done with your family, friends, and community to remember those lost, and celebrate our Nation?s resolve.

 

[AnyMal]

No, it will never be a holiday, but like December 7th it will be remembered as day that "forever shall live in infamy".

 

[MrCodeDude]

Let's make them both a holiday, more days off school
-- mrcodedude

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: pyonir
we would have to stop having another holiday as a national holiday if Sept 11th was one. No way employers would pay for another paid holiday.

I'm not trying to be a dick here, i truely believe that.

That was my take on it... another holiday right after Labor Day...

 

[Moonbeam]

We will soon need lots of days off. The end of work is comming. Moore's law puts AI in the not too distant future. Another ten years after that and everything going on will be way beyond human comprehension. There will be nothing to do but think your post and send it.

 

[Kntx]

That would be sweeet.

 

[Tominator]

...At least I hope the hell not! Another PAID holiday that saps MORE of my tax dollars to pay idiots to st on their duffs while some of us have to pay for it...

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: BlueApple
I feel that it is an event that touched each of us deeply, yet in different ways. It is something not to celebrate with coverage on TV in their ?sweeps-week? like coverage, but it should be done with your family, friends, and community to remember those lost, and celebrate our Nation?s resolve.

Very well put BlueApple.

 

[neomits]

I don't think it'll become a holiday, but I am curious as to what all will happen on Sept 11, 2002. We'll see.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: neomits
I don't think it'll become a holiday, but I am curious as to what all will happen on Sept 11, 2002. We'll see.

neomits, IMHO, we'll be watching the news and remembering all the lives that were lost, some, if not most of us, will have tears in our eyes.

 

[XMan]

IIRC, Memorial Day is intended to be an all-encompassing holiday for the lost.

 

[Linflas]

I doubt it will become a holiday. It will be remembered vividly by those of us that lived through it that day for the rest of our lives however for children born on September 12, 2001 it will be recalled as a historic event of major significance and impact on his or her parents life much like Pearl Harbor is for baby boomers. I have seen over my lifetime the decrease in the amount of press and time spent on Pearl Harbor as the WWII generation continues to pass from this world. I suspect that much the same thing will happen with 9/11 as those of us that directly experienced it and lived through it pass.

For a bit of perspective the single most bloody event this country has ever been involved in is our own Civil War. In September 1862 the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) was fought with losses of 2,108 Union soldiers, 9,549 wounded and 2,700 Confederates and 9,029 wounded. This was actually the single most bloody day in American history and we barely pause to think of it 140 years after the fact.

 

[gtsukada]

Is December 7th a holiday?