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Originally Posted by Camie
Although I respect the fact if there was a silence, I can bet you anything that USA won't be having a silence for the Tsunami that happened 2 years ago.
My point is that there seems to be expectations for us to have a silence for a tragedy in America yet nothing of the sort for another country.
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Aye, but surely that promotes a situation where we are stuck going, "Well, we should have silence for this 'tragedy' and not this one because the first one was more 'tragic' and therefore deserves our attention."
I think the whole concept of a silence is more important than actually sitting in silence, as it's simply a device to force us to remember.
And for the Stripeys of the world, I don't think it's about even questioning the motives behind it or weighing up the political points, it's more important in this case just to remember. In terms of assesing the implications, we can debate that endlessly, and every day, but I do think it's important to remember these things. Living in Northern Ireland, I know what a burden history can be, but I still think it's of paramount importance to remember these occasions when the world changes.