# How we should ALL commemorate 9/11

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 11, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946 "2002-09-11T10:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Kid\_Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kid\_Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_Gilligan)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/1 "2002-09-11T10:29:47Z")

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The September 11th terrorists had one goal in mind.

Hatred and Mistrust.

They wanted to hurt us so badly and create such fear that there would be a terrible backlash against all Arab-Americans. Then after we had stripped them of all of their civil rights, they would be a huge, prepositioned army in the jihad against us.

So, how do we fight back?

Acceptance and Understanding, maybe? Celebrating Diversity?

Today, every American should take a few minutes to reach out to someone of another race, religion, or ethnic group. Just say, “I am glad to live in a nation where we are all free to be different.”

At least that’s what I think.

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**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/2 "2002-09-11T10:54:50Z")

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Awww, little buddy, that’s nice.

[sub]Sorry. Had to.[/sub] 🙂

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/3 "2002-09-11T11:49:50Z")

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Not a bad point, Kid. Not bad at all.

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**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/4 "2002-09-11T12:32:44Z")

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I concur. Except for Bin Ladin and his ilk, of course! Oh yea, and Hussein too.

And maybe…

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**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/5 "2002-09-11T15:42:59Z")

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Yes, I concur, let’s not fight against or within ourselves, as we have in the past.

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**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-should-all-commemorate-9-11/127946/6 "2002-09-11T15:48:01Z")

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Yes, I concur, let’s not fight against or within ourselves, as we have in the past.