History Lesson

After getting the boys in bed last night, I plopped down on the den couch to chill out for a few minutes by watching some TV. Mindlessly surfing through the channels I came across Inside 9/11 on the National Geographic channel.

As all of you who are reading this, I witnessed the events of September 11, 2001 live, on TV, as they happened. But seeing the events again, almost 8 years later, I found extremely interesting. I learned things I didn’t know, and I was reminded of things I did know. So seeing this repeat of that day’s events is very worth watching.

But for me, the most interesting information was about how the terrorists organized the attack. Also, learning their thoughts, their reasonings, their philosophy, all that “inside” information, keeps world events in perspective. Hearing and seeing all this stuff helps people remember why world events since then evolved in the way they have.

Whether you approve or disapprove the way current (the last 8 years) world events have unfolded, I think this show should be required watching for all Americans (and probably many non-Americans). Before anyone states their belief that things have gone in the right or wrong direction in this time, they should be reminded and/or informed of how things started to set the current timeline in motion.

This show, Inside 9/11, is a wonderful current-history lesson. I’m so glad National Geographic produced this in a politically neutral manner — just the straight facts — so anyone can watch and learn without feeling like their political persuasions are being attacked. Nowadays, it seems that all information (truth and myth) about 9/11, and the events that lead up to it and followed it, are always used as propaganda or a political club to bash the other side with.

Bullgrit