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We will NEVER forget 9/11.... (on 9/11)

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We will NEVER forget 9/11.... on 9/11. But every other day, we can and do. Every other day outside of 9/11, American people don't see a need to be civil, to keep each other in our hearts and do whatever we can to protect others' wellbeing if it doesn't serve our own selfish purposes. Wear a mask to protect the greater good? Work hard to ensure that more fellow humans, no matter how old or what other health ailments they may have, don't die? Work to adapt lives and businesses to ensure health and safety first, rather than a "only the fit survive" mentality seen in The Hunger Games? Nope, that kind of thinking is only reserved for 9/11. It's sad, sickening, embarrassing, maddening. I read this insight recently online: In the wake of 9/11, we stood united as one nation. The commonalities that bonded us during that time seem to be lost now and we need to strive to return to that common purpose as a nation. Therefore, it is not just the tragedy of September 11,