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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I'm not sure public funds should be used either. But I have another pet peeve about how this monument is being described. While this mass shooting was a tragedy, I'm not sure that a monument should be erected to "honor" the victims. Honor the firefighters who rushed into the WTC on 9/11 and died. Honor the thousands that died on the beaches of Normandy defending our country. But "honor" people who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time? What "honorable" thing did they do? I think "remember" or "memorialize" are much better terms for these victims.
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Think you better get a dictionary and look up the word honor. I'll do it for you.
HONOR
1. a. : to regard or treat (someone) with admiration and respect : to regard or treat with honor.
b. :
to give special recognition to : to confer honor on.
If I recall we seem to do a lot of honoring of people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time during the holocaust. I for one am 100% OK with that. I am also 100% OK with honoring people who died for absolutely no reason at all other than an individual hated them so much.
I'm trying to figure out if I am more amazed or more saddened by the fact that judging from the comments most here in the villages do not feel the same way and this is nothing more than a waste of money and time
