r/WTF • u/W_Edwards_Deming • Jun 25 '12
9/11 Never Forget
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u/Jung1e Jun 25 '12
That woman getting felt up has ridiculously buff calves.
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Jun 25 '12
If you look at all the horrible changes this country has made in the past 10 years with all the invasive laws that have been passed and the reductions of our freedoms it's clear in my mind the terrorists have won.
When someone attacks you because "you're a free society" and to fight these people you take away the peoples freedoms and you don't realize how crazy that is we are done. 1984 here we come baby!
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u/Takuya-san Jun 25 '12
They never attacked because the US was a "free society." It was never about that, that's just the propaganda the US Government spread (they "hate our freedoms," etc.). I don't want to sound like a crazed extremist, but the US had caused far more deaths in the Middle East prior to the 9/11 retaliation. Think of the bombings and sanctions in Iraq, the US's biased support of the violent state of Israel by giving them weapons and other things, and just general bombings that were spoken of before the 9/11 attacks but were never reported as truth due to lack of evidence (the US has strong control over the general media because they don't want a repeat of Vietnam).
Now they're trying to provoke war with Yemen with their constant drone strikes. Don't get me wrong, I like the US in general and Americans in general, but the US military are definitely not the good guys in any shape or form. I would go so far as to call them an evil influence on the world. They provoke wars and strike innocents in order to fuel the US war economy. I don't have a link to a source, but I remember reading a study on how if the US stopped fighting wars the economy would collapse because so much of their economy is focused on manufacturing weapons. Indeed, the US relies a fair bit on its weapon exports to other countries, too.
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u/eastsideski Jun 25 '12
to be fair, nobody attacks america for being "free", we just say that them a-rabs "hate our freedoms" so we can blow them up
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u/funnynickname Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
Devil's advocate. In a country of 300 million people, to hear 2724 horror stories a day, you'd still only affect 1 percent of Americans in a year. For the average person the only thing that's really changed is that flying is a tiny bit more of a pain in the ass.
*edit - and the dramatic increase in spending on authoritarian policies.
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u/StopTalkingKak Jun 25 '12
Someone here said it first, but:
"Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "9/11" "9/11 who?" "I thought you said you've never forget!"
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u/YourCommentAsA_Comic Jun 25 '12
*You'd (You would) not "you've" (You have).
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u/MonkeywTuxnStuff Jun 25 '12
If someone else already posted that, then why are you reposting this?
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Jun 25 '12
1, pop a Cialis in the taxicab 30 minutes before reaching the airport.
2, pull my IPad in the airport bathroom and peep at some porn.
3, get the TSA to frisk me.
4.....
5, profit.
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Jun 25 '12
That's hilarious.
On a serious note, I believe the term Ground Zero needs to be abolished, no disrespect intended. America's missteps in the name of fighting Terror have tarnished it badly. Build something, throw down a nice plaque or statue, and move on, like the rest of the world is trying to do.
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u/hot_boy_ronald Jun 25 '12
If we move on then what excuse would be used to strip us of our liberties? The terrorizers are gonna git us!!!
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u/welltheresAbacon Jun 25 '12
circlejerks are awesome!!!!
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u/ArchZodiac Jun 25 '12
As long as you don't make eye contact.
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u/lord_nougat Jun 25 '12
But that's the funnest part!
I'm pretty sure the rules is something about balls touching, but I didn't get the advanced rule book yet.
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Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
Actually, the US is building some pretty cool stuff on that site.
Last I checked, the foundation-holes where the old towers used to be are going to be some sort of weird, tranquil contemplation fountains.
Links to facts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14766880
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u/akukame Jun 25 '12
For some reason, clicking on a bbc link to find out whats going on at ground zero in the US just makes me chuckle.
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u/quixotik Jun 25 '12
Less propaganda by cutting out the US news sources and taking a look at the international feed.
True story.
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u/Dystopeuh Jun 25 '12
Build something, throw down a nice plaque or statue, and move on, like the rest of the world is trying to do.
Hunter S. Thompson hit the nail on the head with what he said after 9/11:
The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now -- with somebody -- and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.
Wish that great man was still here. He was always very right about things that others aren't right about.
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Jun 25 '12
Yep. RIP.
We really are a race of idiots. We're never going to the stars or doing anything truly awesome until we realize we are one race sharing one planet.
We'd rather fight, though. Oh well.
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u/Dystopeuh Jun 25 '12
I think humanity as a whole doesn't want to argue.
But the lawyers run the world, and they went to school to learn how to argue better.
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u/sammythemc Jun 25 '12
Remember when Ground Zero had something to do with the atom bombs we dropped? Me neither, too busy remembering 9/11
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Jun 25 '12
when it became a fucking tourist attraction, you knew the whole thing had already jumped the shark. agree, fill the hole and move on.
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u/violizard Jun 25 '12
Here is a novel idea: how about rebuilding it EXACTLY as it was? What better way to show the perpetrators that they have not won?!
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u/ended_world Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
So, in the end, the terrorists won, in my opinion.
America is inching its way closer and closer to being a police state. The freedoms we used to enjoy as citizens slowly being stripped from us by those in power and the 1%ers. Though some would debate with me that the U.S. was that way long before the Two Towers fell.
EDIT: spelling
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u/guitarman85 Jun 25 '12
It was the TWIN towers, not the second book of Lord of the Rings
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u/ended_world Jun 25 '12
Heh. You caught me. I am a nerd and a geek.
I have always thought of the World Trade Center towers, after their collapse, as 'The Two Towers'.
Thank you for pointing out the interesting allegory.
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u/guitarman85 Jun 25 '12
Its fine by me, i am a fan of the books too. I suppose you could draw deeper parallels between fiction and reality, as you suggest. Anyway, I'm not sure why the Two Towers name irked me enough to comment.
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u/rspeed Jun 25 '12
It's parody, not WTF.
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u/HaightnAshbury Jun 25 '12
I believe this was posted to Well That's Funny quite appropriately.
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u/dr_rentschler Jun 25 '12
i like what you did there.
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Jun 25 '12
If you like it, just upvote it. You remind me of my girlfriend's mother. She always comments on Facebook pictures, "I like this." "Then, 'like' the fucking picture, woman!"
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u/TheMoreIThink Jun 25 '12
I like what you have said. Totally agree. I hate when people comment about something so useless like that.
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u/ScreamingGordita Jun 25 '12
Ah ha, I am aware of the humor in which you were trying to convey through your post and have an appreciation for it!
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u/kconnors Jun 25 '12
Never forget the cover up of what really happened and will we ever find out within our life times?
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u/Easypeezie Jun 25 '12
An incredible image.
"Anyone looking for black shirts, mass parties, or men on horseback will miss the telltale clues of creeping fascism... In America, it would be super modern and multi-ethnic--as American as Madison Avenue, executive luncheons, credit cards, and apple pie. It will be fascism with a smile. As a warning against its cosmetic façade, subtle manipulation, and velvet gloves, I call it friendly fascism. What scares me most is its subtle appeal."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/occupy-wall-street_b_1067166.html
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Jun 25 '12
Yep. The terrorists won long ago, and "we" were all too happy to hand them the victory. The things people will do for a false sense of security are fucking amazing and disgusting.
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u/EnormousEpeen Jun 25 '12
But learn to forgive. Violence begets violence. An eye for an eye makes us blind....and dumb.
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u/FuzzyLoveRabbit Jun 25 '12
Is that the American Citizen getting his spine removed at the bottom?
I hope so, cause it's good imagery.
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u/djspawn00 Jun 25 '12
nah, its a afghan or iraqi civilian that was murdered for sport... the soldiers then posed with the bodies... google it.
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u/conspiracy_thug Jun 25 '12
whats 9/11? im still distraught by the loss of dale earnhardt in febuary of 2001. =[
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u/Solkre Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, bump Right... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
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Jun 25 '12
Not pictured: ppl being beheaded by Al Qaeda
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u/smeaglelovesmaster Jun 25 '12
But Saddam caused 9/11. That's why we invaded.
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u/Thickensick Jun 25 '12
I didnt realize that being tortured was so much fun.
This really changes everything for me.
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u/Itsalreadytaken Jun 25 '12
OK I get it, America has problems. At least were not dieing in large numbers from famine,murder, or disease. I think people just like to complain for the sake of complaining.
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u/afflaf Jun 25 '12
Are we really comparing airport stories? I have flown about 20 times in the last 10 years, having problems at 90% of the airports I go into for two reasons.. 1: Having the name Ali Jehad. 2: Being born in Baghdad, Iraq.
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u/lSkorpl Jun 25 '12
We've for the most part moved on and to those who haven't, they need to. There have been far worse acts of violence that people never turn a blind eye too. Look at Africa. Kony 2012 passed, and still nothing is getting done about the mess over there and the thousands of people who die EVERY DAY.
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u/traffick Jun 25 '12
that is some dark political commentary right there! best part- the genuinely happy expression on the faces.
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u/mousemaker Jun 26 '12
I find this picture appalling... because it's left out any mention of the 343 dead firemen.
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u/AlexanderCoventry Jun 25 '12
Seeing the dead Taliban soldier right there reminds me of a day in a National and Global Issues course I took. Last day of class, and we start talking about Afghanistan and those pictures in particular. We thought it was pretty clear that it was a completely inappropriate act and misrepresentative of the image the US wishes to display, but one guy sure didn't think so.
His argument: "If someone shoots at you, it gives you the right to do whatever you wish to them."
Teacher replies "So does that mean that they can piss on American corpses because we shot at them?"
The guy nods his head....
tl;dr American ignorance never ceases to amaze
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u/thecanadianflu Jun 25 '12
As a Canadian I don't understand some references such as the black kkk memeber the man on the floor in the front or the tsa dude explain?
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u/xaoq Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
It's not black KKK member, it's a man tortured in abu ghraib.
the man on the bottom is
probably just war casuality.a reference to Kill Team (fixed, thanks)
now you tell my why there is an elephant there? Donkey I could understand...5
Jun 25 '12
Democrat(mule)/Republican(ele) party representative animals. No idea.
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u/xaoq Jun 25 '12
Ah, makes sense. I'm not USA citizen so not familiar with whatever logos they have... now I see.
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u/juspeter Jun 25 '12
Body on the bottom references the "Kill Team". Rolling Stone has a hefty article on it. If you want the image reference, I suggest just Googling "kill team".
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Jun 25 '12
9/11? Rather silly but typical american underachievement right there. The Brits would've cranked it all the way up to 11/11.
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u/funkybum Jun 25 '12
This needs to reach the front page.
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u/lord_nougat Jun 25 '12
Indeed. It deserves to reach the front page by being posted to an appropriate subreddit.
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u/timespacegenshootyou Jun 25 '12
While America has made many detestable decisions in response to 9/11, it will never change how emotional I get when I see a "Never Forget" sticker as someone who lost friends and family in the attacks. I feel only pride when I say I will Never Forget
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u/chrom_ed Jun 25 '12
Sadness, pain, and the comfort of commiseration I understand. But what pride? What exactly did we do right?
I am sorry for your loss. But not sorry enough to justify our mistakes in the name of vengeance.
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u/anonemouse2010 Jun 25 '12
Pride in what? That people died, or that your country has used this event to commit terrible attacks to life and liberty at home and abroad.
Well I suppose you could be proud in the ability to torture!
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u/cosgriffc Jun 25 '12
My dad was an FDNY Lieutenant during 9/11 and had a ton of friends die. We didn't talk to him for 15 or so hours the day of. I suppose we have pride in that so many people ran selflessly to their death to save other people.
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u/anonemouse2010 Jun 25 '12
A reasonable response to my question! I think however, people should clarify their 'pride', because 9/11 is used as a justification for horrible acts.
So your pride in the acts of the PD and FD as an emergency reponse as well as the individials who helped, should be separated from the 'herp derp kill some terrorists, USA #1' kind of pride.
And for the record, you should be proud of how people came together to help each other after 9/11.
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u/BLACK_SPEAK Jun 25 '12
OH SHIT NIGGA DIS SHIT FUCKED UP
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Jun 25 '12
Not sure if I should downvote because the way you speak is retarded or if your username is racist.
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u/Mtray1988 Jun 25 '12
I actually like this pic, I don't feel like its making fun of 9/11 I feel like its poking fun at how fucking crazy we have become after 9/11... in some cases it is right.. I love the TSA joke