So tragic
RIP to everyone who lost their lives that day, and my condolences are always with the families and friends of the victims whose lives have never been the same since that fateful day.
I think about 9/11 a lot. And I mean a lot. It's something that people don't know about me, so for me, the anniversary doesn't even feel any different from other weeks. I've written about it on ATRL before, in the "Things nobody knows about you" thread:
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Originally posted by Rihinvention
That I'm obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED, with 9/11. I watch videos of it at least once a week. Live news coverage from different news stations all across the world/how each country reported it, previously unseen footage of the planes going in that have been uploaded by New Yorkers who didn't send it to media outlets, but uploaded it to youtube in recent years. I've seen every bit of footage of the planes going in and the towers coming down. Conspiracy theorist documentaries about how it was an inside job. Testimonies and interviews with the families of victims. Goodbye phone calls from within the tower. Air Crash Investigation shows. Official documentaries explaining what happened. Witness testimonies. The 10 year reunion with Obama. Celebrities talking about it at the 10 year reunion. Reenactment shows like 'Zero Hour' explaining how it all happened in detail.
I just think it was one of the most defining moments of modern history. It changed the world. The whole world stopped. I was 9 years old and I remember it was the first time I realised there was evil in this world.
Anyway, yeah, basically that. The fact that I have an unhealthy obsession with 9/11.
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I mean this in the least disrespectful way possible. It's just I don't think about 9/11 on September 11 each year. I literally think about it once every 1-2 weeks and have watched every documentary, movie and TV show about it, and have read every book on it, including parts of The 9/11 Commission Report.
I don't know why, but I think about it so, so often.