9/11

While I do think 9/11 remembrances are important and necessary to the Americans who have lost their lives, or those who have lost loved ones, I find the day to still be overwhelming. The number of memorial services and montages, personal family stories, and movies is too much for me to take in-- and quite personally, I do not want to see the footage anymore. I think we can all agree that the scenes from that day have been burned in our memories forever, however regrettable that may be.
Moreover, I am disgusted with how certain 24-hour news channels decide to replay the actual coverage of the event from 2001. I believe it was C-SPAN that runs the live coverage of 9/11 each and every year-- running minute-to-minute coverage of what actually happened on that day. I think it is a sick exploitation of a horrific event that should not be objectified or glorified in anyway. There are millions of Americans who never wish to relive what happened that September morning, and while news channels do have an obligation to keep us "informed" and "up to date" they should still show some discretion when it comes to such a sensitive and heartbreaking event.