First off, it is the anniversary of 9/11. A day every American will (or should) remember for a very long time. For a short time after 9/11 there was a sense of unity.

Remember all the American Flags that could be seen?

Remember the President in front of smoldering ashes with a bullhorn proclaiming our resilience?

Remember logging on to Google Maps to find Afghanistan and “meet” our new-to-us enemy (despite most of the hijackers were Saudi)?

What happened?

It didn’t take long for what we wanted to happen actually happen – we returned to our normal lives, not really learning from the experience.

The flags, for the most part, have disappeared. The “War on Terror” has become an annoyance for some that they only see as they channel surf their way to Reality Housewives or American Idol.

All that would be ok if we actually learned and grew as individuals and a country.

Years later we have the possibility of a mosque being built near ground zero and some idiot wanting to burn copies of the Quran to further his own agenda (despite endangering our troops). [That appears to be on hold as I write this]

I suppose if we are going to step back to book burning we should look into drowning witches, not allowing women to vote, and possibly, segregating schools.

But why stop there?

Let’s go back to outdoor plumbing, traveling by horseback (I realize some readers my enjoy that part), and picking our spouses by attacking a nearby village.

Never Forget 9/11 but more importantly never forget to learn from it.

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