A statement on the 25th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks

Written By American Solidarity Party

I was a sophomore at Georgetown University on September 11, 2001. I remember the horror on TV. I remember the smoke from the Pentagon visible across the Potomac. I remember the soldiers deployed to the Key Bridge. I remember the cries of my classmates who lost friends and family. I remember a solemn mass followed by a hastily assembled panel of security experts. The day was scary, sad, and sanctified.

Today’s sophomores were not alive on September 11. They know of the tragic loss of life. They know of the heroism of the first responders. They know of the Twin Towers and Flight 93. They know of the day but did not live through it. At 25 years, September 11 is no longer a shared experience and is, instead, shared history.

However, the tragedy of September 11 did not end with the day. The patriotic response of the American people was manipulated by Republicans and Democrats to launch decades of war, dismantle civil liberties, establish a warrantless mass surveillance state, abandon fiscal responsibility, create secret courts and ICE, jettison truth for “truthiness”, and enrich the military-industrial complex at public expense. The two major parties used public tragedy to deny the next generation of the freedoms and prosperity of their predecessors, but the American Solidarity Party remembers what was and what can be. Let’s roll.

In Solidarity,

Jack Ternan

Chair, National Committee

American Solidarity Party

We are a party that seeks the common good, on common ground, through common sense. We believe in the sanctity of human life, the necessity of social justice, our responsibility to care for the environment, and promotion of a more peaceful world. We cherish the individual rights and separation of government powers protected by the U.S. Constitution, and recognize the need for social supports and community cohesion. We seek to bridge the bitter partisan divide with principled and respectful policies and dialog.

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