Two response to ‘What’s Your 9/11?‘ … First from TPM Reader EF …

You mention that some people seem to feel that the right ‘owns’ 9/11, and that may contribute to their bristling at the annual commemorations. I think that’s close, but not quite it, at least not from my perspective. My memory is of a tremendous feeling of unity after 9/11 – I was living in MA at the time, and I had (and have) lots of family in NYC. In the wake of 9/11, and for the first and only time in my life I bought an American flag for my car, and I flew it in a spirit of defiance of terrorism and pride in my country. And I felt a bond with everyone else who had a flag on their car – there was a communal feeling that we all seemed to share.

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