At what point do we ease our grip on the tragedy and let go of the past?

[ChuckJ]

The song in the video below gives my opinion better than I have could.

BTW, screw you DUmbass.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpoudLoc8sY[/youtube]

If you don't want to listen to country music here are the "copied and pasted" lyrics:

I hear people saying we don't need this war
I say there's some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
After 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
And you can bet that they remember
Just what they're fighting for

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Some went down like heros in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
All the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

[Bondai]

I am quite familiar with that particular quote. The use of the site quote feature (the bluing effect) led me to believe that someone in this thread had a post with the Santayana quote, and then was quoted, by Bondai. That is the one I didn't see, and still don't.

The link is in my original post. I went back and added it after you pointed out that it was missing. It is not a WIKI site.

[Revolution]

I just have one word for the DUmmie's questin.

Never!

[franksolich]

<<still waiting for the primitives to get over the Hayes-Tilden controversy.

[obumazombie]

<<still waiting for the primitives to get over the Hayes-Tilden controversy.

I thought you might say Teapot Dome. I think that's out in your neck of the woods anyway.

[franksolich]

I thought you might say Teapot Dome. I think that's out in your neck of the woods anyway.

Still a ways away from me, though.

On the other hand, it's practically in dutch508's and longview's back yards.

[JohnnyReb]

We should forget it some time...a thousand years after the end of time suits me?

[Ogre]

At what point do we ease our grip on the tragedy and let go of the past? How can we more forward and onward if our feet are always dragging in the past?

Dear Dummy

BLUF: Never, the pain of the event will subside in time, however the lesson(s) gathered from such polarizing events must always be remembered, serving as a guide to ensure the path forward does not present similar hazards.

The Dummies feet are firmly rooted in the past because they never learn the lessons taught, they look only to affix blame and never seek the root cause and the remedy(s) required to preclude future occurrences.  And they wonder why we mock them?