"Lest we forget" is a phrase that is everywhere on the 11th of September for the past 6 years. Indeed we must. Sadly though, each vocalizer of this challenge seems to differ in suggested response. Even more upsetting are those who throw this phrase (and others) out once a year as a password for patriotism, or those who simply do forget.
If we are not to forget, what should we then do? Remember? Remember what?
- That thousands of Americans lost their lives
- That terrorists were able to attack us on our own land
- That these terrorists were not motivated by nationality but by faith
- That it was a failure of certain sectors of our government not defined by political affiliation
- That the terrorists intend to continue this mode of warfare
- That we have succeeded in thwarting further attempts
- Proper memorial for the slain innocent
- Justice for the perpetrators, their planners, and supporters
- Clarity of who deserves this justice, exactly why, how, and to what extent
- The leaders of our country to clarify these subjects
- Those who can clarify and act to confront and/or lead those who can't
- Continue methods of restraining and fighting terrorism that work and discard/modify those that don't
- Trust those making decisions regarding issues we can never fully understand
- Support and praise those giving their lives in search of these ends
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