View Full Version : should 9/11 be a national holiday?
ribitch
09-11-2002, 04:55 AM
well, what do you think?
I say no, because there are many other days(like pearl harbor) that haver never been made into a national holiday and I think they deserve to be made a holiday before 9/11. If it was to be made a national holiday, I think the veterans would eventually get it overturned.
Sure 9/11 is a major event and all, but I think students should be taught about 9/11 and remembered in that way. A holiday would also make people more concerned about getting the day off of work than remembering the day for what it means.
oblongmelon
09-11-2002, 05:20 AM
A national holiday? NO WAY.
Merlin
09-11-2002, 05:41 AM
I say no but can see doing it maybe just this once. But NOT an ongoing thing.
topane
09-11-2002, 05:45 AM
Nope.
faither
09-11-2002, 05:45 AM
NO!!!!
September 11 should forever be a National Day of Remembrance but not another dopey holiday that would eventually be moved to the closest Monday.
WhiskeyPapa
09-11-2002, 06:19 AM
They Nay's have it. I think at most it should be a day like Veteran's Day (Armistice Day), where we are reminded of the event, but we don't get a day off work.
I heard some interesting comments from an historian last Sunday. The reporter was asking what 9-11's place in history would be. He said most events in our nation's history that we would consider in the "Top 10" are events where our nation was in serious risk of destruction (Battle at Gettysburg), determined the future course of our country (signing of the Declaration of Independence), or were the beginning of a much larger struggle for our nation's survival (Bombing of Pearl Harbor.) His position was that unless the war on terrorism escalates to a war that threatens the existence of the USA, the events of 9-11 will be remembered in 50 years more like the sinking of the battleship Maine, or the attack on the Alamo.
JackHammer
09-11-2002, 06:27 AM
Besides when is a day of tragedy ever made into a national holiday. ALl the holidays that I can think of are either somebody's birthday or something positive.
Pinkgirl36
09-11-2002, 08:22 AM
nope....no reason...it is just another freakin day yeah it's sad what happened but life goes on and dwelling on it as much as peoples do won't change anything...
but NO it shouldn't be made a national holiday ( even though I'm sure the kids I work with wouldn't mind having another day off ;) )
CornMonkey
09-11-2002, 08:43 AM
if it gives me another day off of work, then who am i to complain? ;)
but if i had a choice, i'd say no.
Showtime
09-11-2002, 08:55 AM
Those in the building went to work that day. So did the firemen and the police that helped...
We don't need a day off to remember.
-jel:halo:
attgig
09-11-2002, 09:31 AM
well, if it gets me a day off of work.... :P
NuTs62
09-11-2002, 09:33 AM
no. for all the reasons you guys mentioned above, and if we keep adding more holidays, we'll end up with one working day a year, in which we won't work... we'll be looking forward to the next holiday(s) for the other 355 days!
DankNstickY
09-11-2002, 09:51 AM
NO.
nobody wants to celebrate a tragic day.
Haven't heard anything about making 9/11 a holiday.
InfiniteNothing
09-11-2002, 10:01 AM
I think we should have (at least) 1 holiday a month. Can we move this to 8/11? September already has labor day.
gwilks98
09-11-2002, 10:02 AM
I say yes, just because I'd always have the day after my bday off work. (it made for a horrible 21st b-day hangover last year though.)
latingirl
09-11-2002, 10:26 AM
A "remembrance" day...but not a holiday. As stated above, a holiday seems more to be a celebration and for many this is a day to grieve.
This morning someone said that for 3000 families this is the "anniversary" date of the death of a loved one. Just like for any of us who has a family member that died and when the date of thier death comes around and we realize it we reflect on that person's life (at least a lot of people do).
Jenny
09-11-2002, 10:38 AM
I agree with everyone.
To me, a holiday is something to celebrate. National Observance Day or something yeah, but...
glagic
09-11-2002, 11:06 AM
To me, a holiday is something to celebrate. National Observance Day or something yeah, but...
:stupid: as said before make this a holiday, everyone will be making every little thing into a holiday. just make it a day of reflection and teaching of what happens. children should be taught about the event, not avoiding it sitting at home in front of the tv because the day was made a holiday.
Cantacuzene
09-11-2002, 11:26 AM
no
Nope, 9/11 shouldn't be turned into just another reason to BBQ and drink beer.
Burzhui
09-11-2002, 11:41 AM
no no no no no !!!!!
NuTs62
09-11-2002, 11:58 AM
Originally posted by UT Memo
Nope, 9/11 shouldn't be turned into just another reason to BBQ and drink beer.
theres a reason to BBQ and drink beer? :eek:
Originally posted by NuTs62
theres a reason to BBQ and drink beer? :eek:
Crap like the 4th of July.
No, it should not a be a holiday.
hang10wannabe
09-12-2002, 02:14 PM
well maybe not 9/11, but why not 9/16??? b/c its mexican independence day and... can u guess what else? ;)
a thumbs up whoever knows the answer :thumb:
Originally posted by hang10wannabe
well maybe not 9/11, but why not 9/16??? b/c its mexican independence day and... can u guess what else? ;)
a thumbs up whoever knows the answer :thumb:
some ugly chick's b-day namely....http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/0802/maki026gapex.jpg?
:P
I agree -- just like Pearl Harbor and other national tragedies, September 11th shouldn't be a holiday. There isn't even a real name for the attacks, it is known mostly as "September 11th" which sort of acts as its own special day.
whitak24
09-13-2002, 12:57 PM
Originally posted by kb0wwp
They Nay's have it. I think at most it should be a day like Veteran's Day (Armistice Day), where we are reminded of the event, but we don't get a day off work.
I heard some interesting comments from an historian last Sunday. The reporter was asking what 9-11's place in history would be. He said most events in our nation's history that we would consider in the "Top 10" are events where our nation was in serious risk of destruction (Battle at Gettysburg), determined the future course of our country (signing of the Declaration of Independence), or were the beginning of a much larger struggle for our nation's survival (Bombing of Pearl Harbor.) His position was that unless the war on terrorism escalates to a war that threatens the existence of the USA, the events of 9-11 will be remembered in 50 years more like the sinking of the battleship Maine, or the attack on the Alamo.
i agree with kb0 (and the other "nos" above).
i think that unless the "war on terror" becomes much more consuming, the horror of sept. 11 will fade over time. right now, the close proximity of the attacks has magnified them in our minds. but in 20 years or 40 years, i think that they will still be remembered and sadness will still be felt, but it will not be the all-consuming thing it is for us right now.
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