The Falling Man - Documentary

[Anonymous]

mmmmm....yes....such a huge connection between 9/11 and what is going on currently in Iraq and Afghanistan. NOT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For anyone who needs a reminder of what happened on September 11, 2001 and why, I suggest you watch this documentary. It's on HULU but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere.

Interviews with families who talked with their loved ones stuck in the buildings, and photos and footage that was covered up because it was too 'horrific'.

It has ALWAYS been my firm belief that shielding the American people from that graphic detail was a very bad thing. It's produced a generation of young folks who have been lulled into complacency - and even empathy - for those who are hell-bent on destroying us. My kids WILL see this.

Need a reminder of what happened on 9/11? Some of us were there and some of us lost friends and family that day. You sound like just the kind of pathetic nuts who enjoy watching trauma. I know I don't need to watch a documentary, I remeber the events of that day every day and don't need a lecture about it. But thanks. Remember where you are - and who you ar speaking to when you post OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how old your kids are, so I have no opinion on whether they should see it. I thought it was a good movie, but I don't feel that the graphic details of what occurred on 9/11 was something that people were shielded from. Also, frankly, I think people have the right not to want their family members' last gory moments to be on display for others. I have heard the tape of the gentleman who was on the phone with 911 when the buildings collapsed. If that was my dad or husband, I would not want random people hearing it.

That tape is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard and people MUST hear it. It's no different than going to the holocaust museum to be reminded how atrocious it was and how it can't ever happen again. The whole "never forget" thing- it's part of that.

[Anonymous]

+1 It's a fabulous documentary. I also think it is beyond dispute that the media made a conscious decision to downplay or suppress many of the horrors on 9/11 because of fear at how an enraged American people might react.

Quite different from how they handle other stories, it seems to me. That's just opinion, of course, and many reasonable people might think that decision was justified in any case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We continue to placate and empathize with radical Islam? For want of knowing the gory details of 9/11?

In other words -- what I hear you saying is that by horrific end that the victims of 9/11 met, we will REALLY crack down on Islamic Radicals and that will enable us to "win" this War on Terrorism.

Well, thanks for posting, Dick Cheney!

I'm saying that by protecting people from the horror, it allows them to hide. Part of that hiding is self-blame and an immature line of thinking, i.e. 'if we just understand them, we can fix this'.

Look at the way some of our military heroes have been treated - you have forgotten who wants you dead and who doesn't.

And regarding Cheney? Thank you for the complement.

My daughter came into the room as I was finishing up the documentary and said "Is this The Falling Man? I've watched this!" Good for her.

I'm a veteran. I am mostly treated with honor and respect by people of all ages and all walks of life. A very small amount of people may treat vets bad, but that does not mean all people of that (insert stereotyped age or race or religion here).
I don't want my children to be radicalized by the right to be intolerant and afraid. No thank you.
I also believe understanding WHY people become radicalized is important to combatting it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone who needs a reminder of what happened on September 11, 2001 and why, I suggest you watch this documentary. It's on HULU but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere.

Interviews with families who talked with their loved ones stuck in the buildings, and photos and footage that was covered up because it was too 'horrific'.

It has ALWAYS been my firm belief that shielding the American people from that graphic detail was a very bad thing. It's produced a generation of young folks who have been lulled into complacency - and even empathy - for those who are hell-bent on destroying us. My kids WILL see this.

Need a reminder of what happened on 9/11? Some of us were there and some of us lost friends and family that day. You sound like just the kind of pathetic nuts who enjoy watching trauma. I know I don't need to watch a documentary, I remeber the events of that day every day and don't need a lecture about it. But thanks. Remember where you are - and who you ar speaking to when you post OP.

You can be very aware of the horror of the day without putting people's last horrified gory moments on display. I was very aware of the holocaust before going to the museum. Just watching the film of the plane crashes brings me to tears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how old your kids are, so I have no opinion on whether they should see it. I thought it was a good movie, but I don't feel that the graphic details of what occurred on 9/11 was something that people were shielded from. Also, frankly, I think people have the right not to want their family members' last gory moments to be on display for others. I have heard the tape of the gentleman who was on the phone with 911 when the buildings collapsed. If that was my dad or husband, I would not want random people hearing it.

OP here. I would. Especially now.

I get why someone might want their loved ones heard but I also completely get why another person might feel like its an invasion of something private- OP can you really not see how someone might have a different view of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone who needs a reminder of what happened on September 11, 2001 and why, I suggest you watch this documentary. It's on HULU but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere.

Interviews with families who talked with their loved ones stuck in the buildings, and photos and footage that was covered up because it was too 'horrific'.

It has ALWAYS been my firm belief that shielding the American people from that graphic detail was a very bad thing. It's produced a generation of young folks who have been lulled into complacency - and even empathy - for those who are hell-bent on destroying us. My kids WILL see this.

I don't know what the hell this means.

It means OP is a big Darryl Worley fan.