I'm ashamed to say with all the hoopla and crap that's gone on the last several months, especially since the attempt on Trump's life, this almost slipped past me. I don't like that and plan to not let it happen again.
Never Forget 9-11-01
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And then we have stuff like this....
“Being terminally online is wild [because] someone mentioned 9/11 in my class today and I genuinely forgot that not everyone thinks it’s funny now,” she subsequently wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), favorited more than 10,000 times.
“I had this moment of realization within myself that this should be having an impact on me and it weirdly isn’t,” Olivia recalled to Rolling Stone, asking that her last name not be used due to the sensitivities around 9/11. (She has since taken down the tweet.) “I think it’s been watered down a lot for our generation. It’s a moment of levity, this very heavy moment. For our generation, it’s very almost casual.”
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“Being terminally online is wild [because] someone mentioned 9/11 in my class today and I genuinely forgot that not everyone thinks it’s funny now,” she subsequently wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), favorited more than 10,000 times.
“I had this moment of realization within myself that this should be having an impact on me and it weirdly isn’t,” Olivia recalled to Rolling Stone, asking that her last name not be used due to the sensitivities around 9/11. (She has since taken down the tweet.) “I think it’s been watered down a lot for our generation. It’s a moment of levity, this very heavy moment. For our generation, it’s very almost casual.”
How 9/11 Became One of the Internet's Most Popular Memes
Detached from the 2001 attacks, it's become one of the internet's most popular punchlines.
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Last night at the dinner table, my 12 year old reminded us. I hadn't forgotten, but was waiting to see if anyone remembered. Very proud of her. I will never forget....I just hope the fiture generations do not as well.
Sad. Sacrificing respect and reverence for the sake of humor or garnering "likes".....And then we have stuff like this....
“Being terminally online is wild [because] someone mentioned 9/11 in my class today and I genuinely forgot that not everyone thinks it’s funny now,” she subsequently wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), favorited more than 10,000 times.
“I had this moment of realization within myself that this should be having an impact on me and it weirdly isn’t,” Olivia recalled to Rolling Stone, asking that her last name not be used due to the sensitivities around 9/11. (She has since taken down the tweet.) “I think it’s been watered down a lot for our generation. It’s a moment of levity, this very heavy moment. For our generation, it’s very almost casual.”
How 9/11 Became One of the Internet's Most Popular Memes
Detached from the 2001 attacks, it's become one of the internet's most popular punchlines.
What goes around, comes around.
