Because this is the tenth anniversary of one of the most tragic, shocking single days in American history. And you should be able to feel whatever you want today, without someone else telling you you're wrong,and that their way of observing is superior to yours.
Those two hours between 8:30am and 10:30 were shattering to anyone who witnessed it, watched it on TV, listened to it on the radio, followed it on the Internet, or followed it third hand. We were all impacted by it. If some people feel the need to move on and not commemorate this day, fine. But don't be surprised or disappointed if many others do feel the need to grieve, pause, and reflect. Ten years is a long time in some respects, but in many other respects, it's a speck of time. The wound, to many, is still raw.
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