Wow, Russians gift 9/11 Memorial to United States.... very thoughtful

[RollWithIt]

Located at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor as a memorial to those that died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The large polished titanium teardrop to represent the tears in Moscow shed for the 9/11 victims. A constant flowing of water which causes the sculpture to appear to weep.

[Lex]

1. Here's a size easier to see

[Ikonoklast]

19. Oh, my. That thing is...unfortunate.

Damn sneaky Commies.

Somewhere tonight Ivan is having a good laugh.

[roguevalley]

27. ah, so nice. god bless them. thank you, Russia.

[emilyg]

20. Beautiful.

[mudesi]

2. Pardon My Filthy, Filthy Mind....

But that looks like something else...
:hide:

[Lex]

3. It's not just you.

nt

[Mind_your_head]

10. That's the "first" thing that came to my mind as well.

It's not exactly the "Statue of Liberty", is it?

M_Y_H

[rug]

12. Alright, you have just unalterably marked a national monument.

[dddem]

13. a giant uvula?

[leftstreet]

15. I see a cowboy with one testicle

But that's just me.

[SoCalDem]

21. or this guy..slightly altered

[mudesi]

22. Kicking For More Vagina

[bridgit]

23. I know what boys like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jChD4r8MjW4

[bridgit]

4. I like it!

[blonndee]

5. Thanks for this. You know, of ALL the outrageous things bush did, the one that really hurts

and makes me angry EVERY time I think of it is how he squandered the good will of most of the world, which we had after 9/11. If there ever were a time to "win" the so-called "war on terror," this would indeed have been the time for nations to band together in a thoughtful and long-looking way.

All these years later, I still feel sick remembering how I watched the news and cried as "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played at Buckingham Palace.

[Juche]

9. Iranians marching in the streets always gets me

That was something special when the Iranian people marched in support of US civilians.

If Gore had won we would've spent a trillion dollars on renenwable energy instead of a trillion on the war in Iraq. Sad.

[blonndee]

18. I hate to admit I never saw that.

I wasn't much of a news-watcher or very aware of things before 9/11 and I even watched FAUX after 9/11 while I was trying to figure out just what the hell was going on in our world after that happened. Needless to say, I learned a lot, but I'm sure I missed out on many things--for example, what you have cited. I'll look for it online. I'd really like to see that, even though it will probably add to my outrage and sadness over what could have been. I do remember FAUX trying to play out "Middle Eastern" celebration over the attacks. :eyes:

You're so right about Gore and what might have been. On the other hand, I do remember thinking that if Gore had been rightfully elected, he would no doubt have been blamed for 9/11 instead of being embraced as a "savior" as GWB was. I can only imagine how the press would have vilified him and undermined any of his efforts. I was a long-time Gore supporter who hoped he would run both in 2004 and 2008, but I do wonder if things had to get *just this bad* before Americans would wake up. I thought the same thing in 2004 and was more sure about it during this last go-round.

At any rate, whatever Obama accomplishes or doesn't, when it comes to this subject, we MUST improve our diplomatic relations with EVERYone. We have a long way to go, and much crow to eat. Thank GOD McCain wasn't elected. Can you imagine? OMG....

[Withywindle]

26. I know what you mean, exactly!

On September 12, 13, 14, the pictures kept flowing in. People from all over the world, every country, weeping and laying flowers and signing condolence books at US Embassies everywhere. Representatives of every religion that has ever existed anywhere, praying in every fashion, for us.

I was in NYC just 10 days after, and the park memorials were full of representatives from every country in the world. For a shining moment, pretty much everyone was willing to stand with us against indiscriminate murder. More than 90 countries lost citizens on 9/11; NYC is cosmopolitan like that. That made it so much more offensive to see it co-opted for fascist ends by ignorant nationalist yahoos!


Actually, of all of Bush's countless crimes against humanity--even though this one can't really be prosecuted in any court--I think this one act of his: spitting on this global goodwill and this unprecedented possibility to empathize with the rest of the world, is the one that he most deserves to be haunted with forever in hell.

(If I believed in hell. Which I don't.)

[Ohio Joe]

6. Beautiful - K&R - nt

[Sebass1271]

7. What state? This is a really monument...

[notesdev]

8. Bayonne, NJ

You can see the Jersey City skyline to the left of the monument.

[W_HAMILTON]

11. Those damn, dirty Russians!

You know they had to get a little jab in there with their gift!

How dare they teabag our American flag!

Damn you!!!!!

[ogneopasno]

14. Gah. I always thought it was a bit much. It IS very Russian, however.

[emilyg]

24. What's too much about a teardrop?

[bridgit]

16. rec5

[chrisa]

17. Wow. Very cool and beautiful. nt

[old mark]

25. Why is this post the first time I have heard or seen about this?

All I hear about Russia is how we have to be afraid of them again - I never even read anything about them supporting or sympathising with us after 9-11.
Damn RW media...still spooked about "commies"...


mark

[windoe]

28. K & R Beautiful sculpture

looks to me to be a tear within a tear....
the tear a mirror for self reflection
a wound, a gateway, a birthing canal

passing through a structure torn in two
on the other side of grief and pain
two structures made into one

[rug]

29. It's a good thing there's only one.

[eppur_se_muova]

30. Nice. Now forget all about KAL007, America.

:hide:

(Sorry, my inner cynic popped out for a bit.)