I wrote this on Monday, and now it’s Friday, and wondered whether to share. it. Obviously, I decided to.
As a British subject, living on the other side of the world far from Queen and country, I have always been totally in awe of The Queen. I remember when we watched her marry her prince; when we learned of her accession to the throne; a day off from school for the coronation. So many memories over 70 years. And yes I am a Monarchist. But…
9/11 passed by here with hardly a murmur. 21 years and have we forgotten? There was little coverage in our news media, and I read no comments about the day on WordPress. Maybe there were posts on blogs I don’t read.
Most of the news here was about the Queen‘s passing. I agree she was a very good Monarch and somebody to look up to, but I wonder if we should be spending so much time on this 1 person’s death almost ignoring the 2996 who died because of 9/11.
Just a Brit, thinking on the other side of the world.
September 16, 2022
A World Apart 
I noticed the same in our country.
Not a mention.
Must say I have seen enough of the queen and royal family to last me a lifetime!
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There will be more to come over the next few days about the cool I wasn’t intended to be detrimental to Her Majesty.. It’s just as though the death of 2,996 people was being pushed aside for one.
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Thank you so much for your caring! In the US we had quite a bit of coverage of 9/11. Each of the three sites has recognition ceremonies that are televised. I had tears off and on as I flipped between all the emotional scenes. I do wonder though how immune to history and tragedy we are getting as a society. Everything’s reduced to news blips. And then we get up and move on.
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There seems to be a dearth of in-depth reporting in the media these days. Sound bites and on to the next subject.
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I too wondered about it. My mum died on September 11 16 years ago so the date is a poignant one for me on many levels. But this year the horrors of the Attack were not mentioned as far as I could ascertain
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I wondered if I was the only one to notice. Thanks for your comment.
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Reblogged this on I choose how I will spend the rest of my life.
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Of course here in the U.S., there was plenty of talk about 9/11, but the queen’s death has certainly dominated. This year, I noticed not even a single mention of the anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. It is a puzzle, what makes the news.
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It certainly is a puzzle. The media here is really only interested in anything that can be discussed and moved on from in about 10 seconds. Thanks for the comment
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Or rather, last year for Kennedy’s death: November 22.
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I saw some things on our television coming from the US. Some of their services and recognition. Other than that it was just mentioned as a news blip on our regular news time productions.
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It seems to have passed by us with hardly a mention. I wasn’t denigrating The Queen in anyway. I just felt that one death versus 2996 should not take over all the news
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Oh I agree with you 100%.
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I have re-block this wonderful post thank you JB
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Thank you!
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Good grief I meant re-blog. Thank goodness you can figure it out
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