I shall refrain commenting further on this or the initial node, since I feel it is better to say nothing at all than be inflammatory (and note I'm not disrespecting the WTC victims at all). Just please do remember that at least as many souls die an unjust death every day that passes as in that single incident. The amount of blood spilled each day on average makes us rather a more savage society now that we call ourselves "civilized" than ever before.

No, the WTC bombings were not insignificant. I just have the awfully recurrent impression that people lose sight of the much larger picture when the much larger picture takes place outside their doorstep.

To anyone who lost friends and relatives in NY last year, my condolences.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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