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Interviews & Questions
The events of September 11 and their aftermath have evoked a wide range of reactions, emotions and soul-searching.  This conference is a free forum for everyone to analyze and express reactions about the events of September 11 and the aftermath.

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Reaction:  "Suddenly I feel older."

Reaction:  "I now understand that those terrorist people believe we have no value whatsoever.  They believe they gain value by destroying our way of life.  The way they gain self-worth is to kill as many of us as possible."


Reaction:  "I've heard from old friends who haven't contacted me for a long time."


Reaction:  "In a strange way I feel less rushed and in less of a hurry to do things.  It's not that I want to put them off or not do them, it's just that I feel they can wait until I am ready to do them."


Reaction:  "The future of civilized world is being carried on the shoulders of a few thousand Special Operations forces."


Reaction:  "I'm worried about the troops fighting but I know it has to be done.  I don't know what I would do if I were young enough to enlist and fight."


Reaction:  "Have you noticed that people in stores and strangers on crowded streets seem more polite as they move about?  Do people seem to smile a little in crowds as we all bump into each other crossing a street or shopping?"


Reaction:  "I think people are even more rushed while trying to get around than before the attacks."


Reaction:  "My son asked me if things will ever return to normal.  I told him a new normalcy will evolve and we should accept that fact.  We will adapt and civilization will continue to make progress.  This is not the worst event in mankind's history.  We will be fortunate if this actually is the worst thing to happen to the civilized world."


Reaction:  "Some people I have worked with for a long time are suddenly more friendly and a little bit more cooperative."


Reaction:  "Do you feel lonesome and a desire to seek out old acquaintances?"


Reaction:  "The future of civilization rests on the shoulders of several thousand dedicated special operations forces of the United States military."


Reaction:  "So what if they want to live in caves and make women cover themselves head to toe in sacks? They should leave the rest of us alone to live like we want to!"


Reaction:  "Patriotism is really stronger.  Even my teenage kids are talking about it!"


Reaction:  "I feel more apprehensive than ever before in my 62 years."


Reaction:  "I hope the friendliness I sense lasts more than a few weeks.  I don't think it will go away after the main shock of the attacks decrease, do you?"


Reaction:  "I don't see why we can't just talk and use the UN to deal with the attacks and terrorism in general."

Survey

1.)   About the events of September 11, 2001:
Several words accurately describe our feelings, emotions, pain and the many other aspects of the day.  Listed below are some of the words used by print and TV media.  Each word is followed by its definition from the American Heritage Dictionary.
Please read the list & select the one word (based on its definition) that you believe is appropriate as an overall description of the event.

 Disaster:  An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress.

 Tragedy:  A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, a moral weakness or an inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.

 Attack:    To set upon with violent force.

 Catastrophe:  A great, often sudden calamity.

 None of the above.      Instead I call it a(an):

 I don't want to think about it


2.)  Throughout history there have been several times when millions of ordinary people have followed demagogues like Hitler, Stalin and bin Laden who are driven by hatred, ignorance, use violence, and demand killing masses of people that are different from them.  Do you find this historical perspective comforting in light of current events?

Yes
No
Yes, I hadn't thought about that
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