Do you think September 11th should become a national holiday?

[Conundrum 1]

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[2fat2fly 0]

I remember that it was going to be Emergency Services Day before the attacks. That's still kind of appropriate

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[GogglesnTeeth 6]

I think they are already trying for that. Something like "patriot day" or something like that.


Once they get "Hallmark" and the other greeting card companies, it will happen.

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[Lindercles 0]

It already is Patriot Day, it's just not a holiday. And neither is Pearl Harbor day, so I don't see why Patriot Day should be either.

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[BillyVance 34]

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It already is Patriot Day, it's just not a holiday. And neither is Pearl Harbor day, so I don't see why Patriot Day should be either.

I agree. Why should we make a day of infamy a holiday? Just mark the day with a moment of silence and remember the victims, and that's it.

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[Zep 0]

Hmm, September 11 is a national holiday, well in Catalunya anyway, It's the day they celebrate losing the war against the rest of Spain

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[skinnyshrek 0]

If that was the case then the UK should have about 200 days off a year due to the IRA.

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[CSpenceFLY 1]

To put a voice to the NOs. We have damn plenty holidays already. Now it you want to make it Patriot Day and not give everyone the day off that's fine but there are already enough days that employers have to pay people not to work.

[Squeak 17]

Nope, not at all

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[Broke 0]

I would say day of rememberance yes but holiday? Nope

I don't need a holiday to remind me about what death smells like as you cross the 59th street bridge

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[masterrig 1]

I kinda think of 9/11 in the same way I think of Pearl Harbor. We were soundly attacked and we have a day of rememberance... Dec. 7th. For 9/11, a day of rememberance, YES... holiday? No! To me, a holiday is a day of celebration and there is nothing to celebrate about Americans dying.


Chuck

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Nope.

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[McBeth 0]

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To put a voice to the NOs. We have damn plenty holidays already. Now it you want to make it Patriot Day and not give everyone the day off that's fine but there are already enough days that employers have to pay people not to work.

While agree with your answer, I don't think we, in the US, actually get enough days off... but that is another story.

[PLFXpert 0]

No.

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[CSpenceFLY 1]

You might if you owned a company.

[McBeth 0]

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You might if you owned a company.

But then I would have to own a company

[CSpenceFLY 1]

and you could have all the days off you wanted.

[mnealtx 0]

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You might if you owned a company.

You'd hate Germany, then... they average around 25-30 holidays...

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[McBeth 0]

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and you could have all the days off you wanted.

And all the headaches that come with it... no thank you. Not for me at this point in my life.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

That's why I don't have any employees anymore.

[billvon 3,006]

> You might if you owned a company.

Not if everyone had the same policy. No competitive advantages then.

[tkhayes 348]

Pearl Harbor day is not a holiday, nor is D-Day, nor is the end of the Vietnam war day (or the start).

Attacks on the country are NOT good reasons to have a holiday

[squirrel 0]

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a holiday is a day of celebration and there is nothing to celebrate about Americans dying.

I agree, I feel many many Americans treat Memorial Day, as just, a holiday...and think nothing of what it means. I have actually visited cemiteries on Memorial day...it really hits home, when you actually "remember"...and not just use the day to drink and party.

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[masterrig 1]

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a holiday is a day of celebration and there is nothing to celebrate about Americans dying.

I agree, I feel many many Americans treat Memorial Day, as just, a holiday...and think nothing of what it means. I have actually visited cemiteries on Memorial day...it really hits home, when you actually "remember"...and not just use the day to drink and party.

I think, that's good, on your part. Actually visiting cemetaries and remembering those who died so we can continue to live our lives... free! I think about my late father and my other relatives, living and passed who fought in WW-II and Korea. Whenever I meet a person in the Armed Forces or out... I thank them. That is what Memorial Day is to me. On 9/11, I think about those innocent people who never saw it coming and the reality of our vulnerability. I just can't think of those days as a day to burn hot-dogs and get drunk. Yeah... I believe, we're on the same page.


Chuck