I dont know. It doesnt seem a network would air people simply reading a list of names. Maybe they did intend it that way, maybe they didnt. If the people reading are somehow connected to or lost lives on 9/11, I give them leeway to express their feelings.
I would not personally use tragedy for politics, but I have even seen POTUS do it. It is in bad taste. It could also be how some people mourn their personal loss.
First of all we are not talking about Trump so leave him out of this...ok..for once..please
Secondly the network has been doing this every year since 9-11 ( reading the names)
3rd
It is family of those killed who are the ones reading the names
4th . And Year after year that what they do. Read the names . Giving the respect that is due. That is it. Read the names
With the exception of these 2 characters this year
And NO..nobody had the right to deviate from what was asked of them and insert their views..be the views right or wrong into a memorial for the dead . Nobody.
That is NOT the place to do it
No class
First, I just wonder where is the post concerning Trump having 'no class'? Just wondering if the judgment is a consistent one ...
Secondly, I do not watch the ceremony, which is why I said they may or may not intend to air hours of people ONLY reading names.
third, I guess these two 'black women' had family they lost then, and I have the compassion for their loss not to conduct a character assassination about the way they express their feelings when invited to participate.
fourth, again, I'll take your word that they air hours of simply reading names. Like I said, I dont watch it. I do feel for the families who lost loved ones, enough not to judge what their grief might look like.
A late $.02 here:
9/11 memorials do not have room for comments on racism, selfies ON THE WHOLE are overdone, but especially at memorial sites.... and POTUSs should remember their diplomacy when they are going to memorial services and not offer fist-pumps to the crowd.
9/11 is a day about American unity, and it should be a time to remember that the enemy thought they could destroy us that day with fear, but we instead came together in UNITY.
- the ironworkers, firemen, car rental agents, heck, the people of Gander Newfoundland who all helped another human that day did it without labels or prejudice. We helped out ONE ANOTHER.
- that day we were all shocked, angry, vengeful,... but we were also united in a way I have not seen since I was a kid.
We need more of that today. Like him or hate him, this president had increased the divide in this country, so much so that families are split. We need unification.
Labels can do bad things, but they can also be good. I am an "American", I am "caring", I am "aware", and try to be more "charitable" and "informed" every day.
Especially to the folks I sometimes try to label as "idiots" and "clueless"!
9/11. Never forget.
