Reflecting on 9/11 a little...

Yesterday on the CNN website they have some newly released pictures of the terror attacks on the World Trade Centers. As I was looking at them, These thoughts popped into my head:

Why don't we ever see these pictures anymore?

Is it because someone doesn't want us to remember?

Is it because it's heartbreaking and we don't want to feel that?

Why hasn't something been build there yet?

It has been almost nine years since it happened. And I don't know if any memorial has been completed. I know there were plans for one. Then I remember hearing that it fell through. Something with funding, or the company doing things wrong.

I suspect it probably had something to do with politics. Someone, or many someones feeling that THEY were the ones that needed to make it happen, that no one else should. So they cut down everyone else.

Too many people clamoring for political gain.

So many people willing to use others as stepping stones to "the top".

Even if those stepping stones are the dead or the memories of our dead.

What a shame it has all become.

Not only did the terrorists attack us, but many of our own continue to undermine us to gain "power" or "money".

Always the political mud-fight, felling anyone in their way.

The attitude of "I'm open-minded, but since you don't agree with me... you must be stupid (or bigoted, or any number of negative adjectives)."

Our nations competitiveness is having not so great consequences. Our political parties are calling each other all sorts of horrid things... and the saddest part?

It's bleeding down to the regular every day smo.

And what happens to those who truly stand in the middle, not claiming either parties stances? They are always seen as the "enemy" because their ideals don't fall into a neat little box. They are vilified by both sides of the battle.

Isn't the middle where we should all be standing? Willing to compromise to do what is best for all?

What is happening to the beautiful things our country should be standing for?
It's being divided.

Remember this next time you hear someone with a different point of view:

"United we stand, divided we fall."

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P.S they are currently working on a memorial at Ground Zero. After scrapping the first plans for it they have agreed on another set. Hopefully these will be followed through to completion. We will see.