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IT LIVES: Post Your Pictars PART V (pg. 405)
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| Allied Nations |
| I was lucky I had a chance to hit up the twin towers before they fell. Great pics Melly. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
I was lucky I had a chance to hit up the twin towers before they fell. Great pics Melly. |
This was my first time. I kinda got pist at some tourists because they were taking pics infront kinda by where the american flag was, on the phone, smiling. I just looked at those ppl like wtf is wrong with u idiots.
I read the whole timeline and looked at all the pics they have of before, during, and after the whole day. Crazy stuff. ;/ |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by MeLLyMeL
This was my first time. I kinda got pist at some tourists because they were taking pics infront kinda by where the american flag was, on the phone, smiling. I just looked at those ppl like wtf is wrong with u idiots. |
it really is quite disgusting to realize how the site has become just this huge tourist attraction. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
it really is quite disgusting to realize how the site has become just this huge tourist attraction. |
I have to disagree. It would be disgusting if they were selling coffee mugs, snowglobes, and "I went to ground zero and all I got was this t-shirt" shirts, however, the simple reality that people want to see the site should not ellicit feelings of disgust. As humans we feel more connected to things if we can see or touch them first hand, in the case of historical events the closest we can come is being were the event transpired. I would suspect that most of the people that visit the location do so because they feel some need to connect with those that lost their lives that day or out of some need to be in that place to lament. The same is true of many places where horrific loss of life has occured.... the Nazi death camps, the beaches of Normandy, many WW1 battle feilds, the US civil war battle feilds.... it's not uncommon and I would argue not abnormal. |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
| The thing I found most sickening of all when I went were the people that had set up little tables in front of it full of WTC memorabilia for sale. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I have to disagree. It would be disgusting if they were selling coffee mugs, snowglobes, and "I went to ground zero and all I got was this t-shirt" shirts, however, the simple reality that people want to see the site should not ellicit feelings of disgust. As humans we feel more connected to things if we can see or touch them first hand, in the case of historical events the closest we can come is being were the event transpired. I would suspect that most of the people that visit the location do so because they feel some need to connect with those that lost their lives that day or out of some need to be in that place to lament. The same is true of many places where horrific loss of life has occured.... the Nazi death camps, the beaches of Normandy, many WW1 battle feilds, the US civil war battle feilds.... it's not uncommon and I would argue not abnormal. |
oh...why hello there moral hazard. SO NICE TO SEE YOU!
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| Moral Hazard |
I told you I would be gone for a week. BTW, I missed you terribly... even accidently called Mrs. Hazard Jamie.... she wasn't impressed. |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I have to disagree. It would be disgusting if they were selling coffee mugs, snowglobes, and "I went to ground zero and all I got was this t-shirt" shirts, however, the simple reality that people want to see the site should not ellicit feelings of disgust. As humans we feel more connected to things if we can see or touch them first hand, in the case of historical events the closest we can come is being were the event transpired. I would suspect that most of the people that visit the location do so because they feel some need to connect with those that lost their lives that day or out of some need to be in that place to lament. The same is true of many places where horrific loss of life has occured.... the Nazi death camps, the beaches of Normandy, many WW1 battle feilds, the US civil war battle feilds.... it's not uncommon and I would argue not abnormal. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I have to disagree. It would be disgusting if they were selling coffee mugs, snowglobes, and "I went to ground zero and all I got was this t-shirt" shirts, however, the simple reality that people want to see the site should not ellicit feelings of disgust. As humans we feel more connected to things if we can see or touch them first hand, in the case of historical events the closest we can come is being were the event transpired. I would suspect that most of the people that visit the location do so because they feel some need to connect with those that lost their lives that day or out of some need to be in that place to lament. The same is true of many places where horrific loss of life has occured.... the Nazi death camps, the beaches of Normandy, many WW1 battle feilds, the US civil war battle feilds.... it's not uncommon and I would argue not abnormal. |
i have no problem with people going to pay their respect and all that good stuff, but like Mikey said, when you have people that are trying to make a quick buck off the situation, or people that are snapping all these Kodak moments with their family, it just makes you wonder why they're really there.
of course i'm not saying that's why everyone is going there. it's just the feeling that i got the last time i was in NYC. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
i have no problem with people going to pay their respect and all that good stuff, but like Mikey said, when you have people that are trying to make a quick buck off the situation, or people that are snapping all these Kodak moments with their family, it just makes you wonder why they're really there.
of course i'm not saying that's why everyone is going there. it's just the feeling that i got the last time i was in NYC. |
same thing for all sorts of things no? arlington cementary isnt made for toursit.. yet for a place to burry the dead and pay respect.... but that sort of thing intreauges poeple.. not in a sick way.. its just human nature.
about the selling stuff.. meh ya that is kidna sad. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
same thing for all sorts of things no? arlington cementary isnt made for toursit.. yet for a place to burry the dead and pay respect.... but that sort of thing intreauges poeple.. not in a sick way.. its just human nature.
about the selling stuff.. meh ya that is kidna sad. |
yes but i've been to arlington cemetary and ppl treat it like a place to pay respect.. as they should in WTC.
they prob cut down or told ppl not to sell stuff anymore.. which i'm glad cuz i didn't see any of that. But who knows. Ppl are sick and today is the 5th yr anniversary so who knows if ppl will be selling something stupid to commemorate.
As when I go to Poland one day to the concentration camps I wouldn't be taking a pic posing infront of where thousands of ppl had died. |
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| nchs09 |
| taking pics.. i dont find that disrespectul... i guess to each their own. i wonder how many poeple find it disrespectful..? |
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