Confronting an evil

[namenut]

This is going to sound strange but I'm compelled to share it. As you all know tomorrow is 9-11-11 the 10 year anniversary of the twin towers attack. There have been and will be numerous shows or programs remembering the day and events. Video of the towers collapsing is everyplace and will be even more so in the morning.

Well there it is .... the reason for the post.

I'm the type of person that will patronize or boycott an establishment based purely on principal(s). I once quit eating red meat for 20 years because my loyalty or love was questioned. Now in relation to 9-11 "I have never allowed myself to watch the towers collapse". I've seen the video of the planes hitting the towers but have never watched the actual collapsing. I felt this was the one and only way to NOT dignify the actions of the terrorist. I refuse to give them that victory of terror over me. Maybe it was out of respect of the families ... Maybe just simple anger. I don't know why exactly but this my dilemma. I have never watched the towers collapse and I feel I owe it to some one or something not to watch them collapse

Should I let go of my small victory and "give in" so I can know what really took place? Should I watch the videos and the collapsing? Am I delusional in my thought that my not watching the video is, in some way, an act of defiance? Is it an act of defiance?



NN

 

[enlytend]

It won't change history if you do or if you don't - do whatever feels right to you.

(FWIW, The first plane landed right on the floor where one of my friends was working. I don't think I'd have felt any better about that had I never seen the pictures and I don't personally think my seeing them gave the terrorists a "victory" ... it was a horrible tragedy, and the photos are what they are. Life goes on.)

 

[Kate]

Should I let go of my small victory and "give in" so I can know what really took place? Should I watch the videos and the collapsing? Am I delusional in my thought that my not watching the video is, in some way, an act of defiance? Is it an act of defiance?

The real act of defiance would have been NOT doing what the terrorists wanted, unfortunately the US fell into that trap.
Now nobody can bring the dead back but we can prevent more bloodshed. Watching what happened will not hurt anybody. No need to feel bad about it imo.

 

[PNW]

I feel I owe it to some one or something not to watch them collapse

Maybe it's pride, denial, delusion or some kind of circular thinking...I don't know, but it seems irrational to me. I'd watch it and lessen the power.