9/11

Salvete.

9/11 is always an awkward topic to talk about. It's treated like a minor holiday, but a day in which evil scored a brief victory. You can't say "Happy 9/11" like with Thanksgiving or the Fourth of July.

Clearly the past events don't help. Sure, we've lost our Twin Towers, but at least we've thrown the Middle East of chaos with the only hope of peace coming from the most anti-American organization to hit the region. We're less secure, taken more losses, and we seem to enjoy every moment of defeat. Of course they're not good Muslims. Hamas and Palestine just want their territory back. How dare you think otherwise; you're worse than the terrorists who have killed thousands of lives to date.

9/11 is rapidly becoming a forgettable event in our nation's history. Granted, it's generally good to be free of the restraints of the past, but to avidly try to erase the past- well, it's a disservice. It's a disservice to the American people, especially those whose lives were sacrificed so that we could open our eyes.