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Ninastar 16-01-2014 11:14 PM

i think i was in primary school

all i remember was knowing that someone had killed a lot of people and it was probably the same people who did 9/11

MeMyselfAndI 16-01-2014 11:20 PM

I feel terrible but I never knew this existed?

lostalex 17-01-2014 07:10 AM

I was 23, drunk and trolling a Britney Spears fan forum. I remember waiting for more to happen, I remember expecting more to happen, but thankfully it didn't. I put 7/7 in the same category as the Madrid bombings and the Bali bombings. Don't really think it's in the same category as 9/11. It's more like the 1993 attack on the WTC than 9/11.

thesheriff443 17-01-2014 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lostalex (Post 6626800)
I was drunk and trolling the internet. I remember waiting for more to happen, i remember expecting more to happen, but thankfully it didn't. I put 7/7 in the same category as the Madrid bombings and the Bali bombings. Don't really think it's in the same category as 9/11. It's more like the 1993 attack on the WTC than 9/11.

any loss of life from a terrorist attack is in the same category.

lostalex 17-01-2014 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thesheriff443 (Post 6626805)
any loss of life from a terrorist attack is in the same category.

I think domestic terrorism (all of the 7/7 terrorists were british) and international terrorism are separate things. 9/11 was an act of war from a foreign power, 7/7 was more like the Oklahoma city bombing because it was domestic terrorism.

I don't remember anything about where I was during the Oklahoma City bombing, or the Madrid and Bali bombings. Interestingly I do remember where I was when the OJ Simpson verdict was read though, and I remember where I was when Princess Di died.... I don't know what that says about "moments in history".

Z 17-01-2014 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lostalex (Post 6626800)
I was 23, drunk and trolling a Britney Spears fan forum. I remember waiting for more to happen, I remember expecting more to happen, but thankfully it didn't. I put 7/7 in the same category as the Madrid bombings and the Bali bombings. Don't really think it's in the same category as 9/11. It's more like the 1993 attack on the WTC than 9/11.

Yeah I agree. I actually remember more about the Madrid bombings than I do about the London ones because I was writing for my school newspaper and that was the main story. 9/11 was visually shocking and a call to war. 7/7 didn't have the same impact, perhaps because the UK was already involved in the conflict.

Me. I Am Salman 17-01-2014 10:16 AM

7/7 was the UK's first ever suicide attacks and to happen in a city like London, during the rush hour, carried out by one of the biggest threats of the world.. it was a huge deal. Just because it didn't have as much impact as 9/11 doesn't mean it should be overshadowed. Not everything needs to be about 9/11

AnnieK 17-01-2014 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Salman! (Post 6627100)
7/7 was the UK's first ever suicide attacks and to happen in a city like London, during the rush hour, carried out by one of the biggest threats of the world.. it was a huge deal. Just because it didn't have as much impact as 9/11 doesn't mean it should be overshadowed. Not everything needs to be about 9/11

I agree with this - I'm sure the devastation to the people and families affected was exactly the same

lostalex 17-01-2014 10:54 AM

By the same logic I'm sure parents of a kid who died in a road accident feel it's just as devastating as 9/11 on a personal level.. but you are missing the point... we are talking about things in a larger sense, terrorism.

Obviously anyone losing a loved one is HUGELY devastating, period. ...whether from cancer or terrorism or even suicide. We are talking about major world events though, not personal tragedy.

Z 17-01-2014 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Salman! (Post 6627100)
7/7 was the UK's first ever suicide attacks and to happen in a city like London, during the rush hour, carried out by one of the biggest threats of the world.. it was a huge deal. Just because it didn't have as much impact as 9/11 doesn't mean it should be overshadowed. Not everything needs to be about 9/11

Of course... but in terms of global impact; 9/11 will forever remain one of those moments that will be imprinted on the eyelids of anyone old enough to remember the footage at the time. Truly shocking stuff.

Glenn. 17-01-2014 02:21 PM

7/7 bombings
 
9/11 is more recognisable because the world literally watched the events unfolding live on TV. That's an image I won't forget and I think everyone can remember what they were doing that day like it was yesterday.

For me I can remember what I was doing on 7/7. The damage wasn't as catastrophic but caused by the same mindless group wanting to cause destruction and murder of innocent lives.

To me, it doesn't matter that 7/7 isn't as well known as 9/11. Just that both were tragic and lives were needlessly lost.


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