The attacks of 9/11 have defined a generation. We can no longer rush onto our departing plane and just make it, we can't even get to the gate without taking off our shoes. It is now common to see men with armed machine guns patrolling the streets and subways of New York City. In the U.S. you can get arrested for not having proper Identification on your person. Color coded safety barometers can go from green to yellow and stop your work day at a moments notice. Personal privacy is something you can tell you grandchildren about. 6 years later the politics of fear are still the norm.

But these changes are cosmetic compared to the loss of 2,974 innocent lives lost on the day of that attack. Those numbers do not include the lives of the 19 cowardly hijackers. Today we honor those lives and remember that day with heavy hearts.

In the 21st century China is slowly taking over the world, Saudi Arabia owns everything and the people of Mexico are just looking for a better life in another country. In the 21st century China is the new Germany, Saudi Arabia is the new Great Britain and Mexico is the new America.

Here is a touching, 5 min. video of NYC called "NY Moments".

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