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<blockquote data-quote="Phrozt" data-source="post: 2139049" data-attributes="member: 567069">Jmac.. I fully understand that, and I see no problem with that... however, I&#039;m speaking against it as a nationwide call to cry about something.&nbsp; If you lost someone and you cannot deal with the pain, that&#039;s one thing.. however a LOT of people still talk about it simply because they have nothing better to do, so they feel psuedo-pain so that they can feel like they are a part of something.The whole &quot;remembrance&quot; thing (to the people I&#039;m referring to) is all a very selfish practice. Either you remember it because you want to be a part of something, or you want to remember it because the fact that you are vulnerable makes life more exciting.Keep in mind.. these motivations could be COMPLETELY subconscious and unknown to the individual, but we all want to feel important and/or validate our life. Personally identifying with a national tradgedy is exactly how one can accomplish this... whether they know they are doing it or not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phrozt, post: 2139049, member: 567069"] Jmac.. I fully understand that, and I see no problem with that... however, I'm speaking against it as a nationwide call to cry about something. If you lost someone and you cannot deal with the pain, that's one thing.. however a LOT of people still talk about it simply because they have nothing better to do, so they feel psuedo-pain so that they can feel like they are a part of something. The whole "remembrance" thing (to the people I'm referring to) is all a very selfish practice. Either you remember it because you want to be a part of something, or you want to remember it because the fact that you are vulnerable makes life more exciting. Keep in mind.. these motivations could be COMPLETELY subconscious and unknown to the individual, but we all want to feel important and/or validate our life. Personally identifying with a national tradgedy is exactly how one can accomplish this... whether they know they are doing it or not. [/QUOTE]

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