Today marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The world is a very different place because of that day, and I hope we may continue to keep it alive in our collective memory - not only to honor the fallen and the sacrifices of our nation's finest, but to learn and grow from the experience as well.
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An important thing to remember about patriotism: mindless flag waving gets you nowhere. No, the most patriotic thing you can do, and the way you can best honor the memories of our dead, is to be a politically informed, historically learned, VOTER, bound by logic and reason.
Do that, and we may progress as a nation, instead of continuing our decline into economic irrelevancy.
The next step is learning not to force your politics down everyone's throats, and to tolerate differences of opinion... I won't hold my breath.
Jack
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