The Blog | Arianna Huffington: Fear and Perspective: No One Asked "Do I Look Fat in these Jeans?" on 9/11 | The Huffington Post: ". . .The political atmosphere is more polluted with vitriol than ever before. The media are back to round-the-clock coverage of salacious lowest-common-denominator stories like that of John Mark Karr. And, as a nation, we have gone back to sweating all the little things. Our commitment to altruism and perspective turned out to have a limited shelf-life.
In the days and weeks following 9/11, our leaders did everything in their power to convince us that the best way to do our part in the fight against terrorism was to return as quickly as possible to our normal lives. And regrettably they've gotten their wish.
Maybe we can use the occasion of this five-year anniversary to renew the values and spirit that came to the fore after the attacks. Call it the spirit of 9/12. It would be the greatest way to honor the memory of those who lost their lives that day."
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