I really hate the phrase, "nine-eleven" It is september 11. How many people refer to Pearl Harbor as 12/7? So, here we are, nine years later. I was roughly 2 miles north of the World Trade Center when the planes flew through the towers. My great fear was that we would all somehow be afraid after that day. The targets of terrorist attacks are not the victims of the attacks. The targets are those who survive.
Terrorism is defined as acts that cause us to chamge our behavior through fear. If you are afraid the terrorists win. I live in New York City. I'm not afraid of another terror attack, I expect one! OOOOHHH Islam-- be afraid- OOOOHHH a mosque be afraid-- please! To quote Sean Connery from the movie Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight, only fools and priests go through life with thoughts of death.
I'm going to die- I may get hit by a bus tomorrow. So what! I will not worry about a terrorist attack. In Israel, when Hamas blows up a Sbarro's on Tuesday, they re-open on Wednesday. That is the ultimate weapon against terrorism. They may succeed in killing people, but their actual goal is making you afraid that you are next. The greatest weapon we have against terrorism is our middle finger. In honor of September 11, let us raise our twin middle fingers towards those who think we can be cowed by hateful acts.
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