Nine Eleven Decade

[Ghoulish Delight]

From the museum's mission statement

... the Museum will attest to the triumph of human dignity over human depravity and affirm an unwavering commitment to the fundamental value of human life.

I acknowledged the need for it while the crowds remain overwhelming. But I sincerely hope that once the newness wears off and the crowds dwindle to level where appointments aren't necessary, it can become a free and open area to visit, because yes I see DEEP irony in having a mission statement about dignity while employing the kind of security measures that are the most visible symbol of how the attack, and fear its generated, have continued to gradually strip us of our dignity.

[innerSpaceman]

Well, there's no limit or security for the museum, so its mission statement doesn't apply. There's no museum for another full year.

Does the Memorial have a similar mission statement? If so, yes, I see the irony.

[Ghoulish Delight]

which reaffirm respect for life, strengthen our resolve to preserve freedom, and inspire an end to hatred, ignorance and intolerance.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Irony? I'm not seeing it. You don't think there should be airport-style security to a site with the biggest Terrorist target on it? Or are you referring to the limited entry? I hope there will be no need for that sometime in the future, but for now they are limiting the space to 1500 people at a time. I don't think there's anything wrong with that limit, or with acknowledging that allowing 5000 people to cram in to that space would tend to defeat the comptemplative purpose of most of those visits.

Have you gone through the process of singing up for tickets? Was it easy/hard, were tickets for your visit date available?

[innerSpaceman]

Getting the tickets was a breeze. Easily done thru their website. Didn't have any problem getting tix for one of the few days I'll be in the City.

I'm not sure why GD re-quoted the sentence from the museum's mission statement. Was it meant to imply it was also part of the memorial's mission statement, which is what I asked?

But ironic or not, it's absurd to think they would not have security screening for entry to the memorial.


And in any event, while I did zero NineElevenTennaversary observations yesterday ... I will be saving that and observing the decade-old event and what effects its had on the ensuing ten years with appropriate solemnity, emotion and contemplation on October 6th, when I'll be visiting the barely 3-week old Memorial and gazing upon the depths of the waterfall pools where once stood the towers that I once stood on top of.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Umm, unless my screen is showing something different than yours, I quoted 2 different sentences, the second specifically being from the memorial's mission statement.

[innerSpaceman]

"...which reaffirm respect for life, strengthen our resolve to preserve freedom, and inspire an end to hatred, ignorance and intolerance."

Um, I don't see anything in there that contradicts security screening. But whatevs, I suppose.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Have you gone through the process of singing up for tickets?

We have to sing for our tickets?

I'm screwed

[Ghoulish Delight]

Freedom, dignity, and an end to intolerance indeed.

[JWBear]

Horrifying!