Would you rather

Roni.Cedra

prevent the Holocaust from happening 

or

prevent the 9-11 attacks from happening 

abvernon

Ok, I see what you meant yesterday.

I can not pick (and will not) b/c I would look like an an a-hole either way. 

and yes, this is a cop out

Roni.Cedra

Ha ha. My DH and I had a long chat yesterday about it. It was a great conversation starter. 

sm23

abvernon:

Ok, I see what you meant yesterday.

I can not pick (and will not) b/c I would look like an an a-hole either way. 

and yes, this is a cop out

Yeah I was wondering what today's post would be. Now I see why you hesitated. I'm with Amy -- can't and won't pick. I don't even know how to begin to choose something like that. And I don't think that's a cop-out.

abvernon

sm23:

abvernon:

Ok, I see what you meant yesterday.

I can not pick (and will not) b/c I would look like an an a-hole either way. 

and yes, this is a cop out

Yeah I was wondering what today's post would be. Now I see why you hesitated. I'm with Amy -- can't and won't pick. I don't even know how to begin to choose something like that. And I don't think that's a cop-out.

Glad we are on the same page 

hannikan

abvernon:

I can not pick (and will not) b/c I would look like an an a-hole either way. 

Yep it's a Catch 22 if there ever was one. However, the # who died in the Holocaust is MUCH higher than in 9/11 (10-11 million vs 3000). Purely on numbers, I would probably have to go on the Holocaust. Not to mention that many of those who died in the Holocaust were tortured and endured excruciatingly long, painful deaths vs mostly quick deaths for those in 9/11. Even if you take into account the war(s) that have been sparked out of 9/11, the # of lives lost (in the thousands also) and human rights abuses have still not matched the Holocaust. They're both horrible tragedies that I would want to have avoided, of course.

patty&nick

hannikan:

abvernon:

I can not pick (and will not) b/c I would look like an an a-hole either way. 

Yep it's a Catch 22 if there ever was one. However, the # who died in the Holocaust is MUCH higher than in 9/11 (10-11 million vs 3000). Purely on numbers, I would probably have to go on the Holocaust. Not to mention that many of those who died in the Holocaust were tortured and endured excruciatingly long, painful deaths vs mostly quick deaths for those in 9/11. Even if you take into account the war(s) that have been sparked out of 9/11, the # of lives lost (in the thousands also) and human rights abuses have still not matched the Holocaust. They're both horrible tragedies that I would want to have avoided, of course.

This is pretty much what I was thinking but was too chicken to post. They were both horrible events, so I think it's a little goofy that we are all afraid of the way we would look if we said something. No one doubts they were horrible, or that we all wish that neither events would happen, so it's okay to talk about it...