9/11 Museum Yanks Commemorative Cheese Platter After Outrage

[lisby]

38. I was going to post "Don't you folks ever go to a place like Gettysburg?"

But you beat me to it. Why is it okay at Gettysburg, which is in places a literal cemetery, and not Ground Zero or any of the other places you mentioned? The gift shop of these sites can actually be very nice places where good, scholarly books about the event and the people who lived it are sold. I love gift shops. Bring them on. I travel the world to places like the Tower of London and the gift shop is one of the highlights of the day.

I don't even really see a reason to fret about the gift shop stock. What happened 13 years ago is now history. They story that will be told for hundreds of years to come is now as much history as Gettysburg. People will come from all over the world to immerse themselves in the history. And if they want a cheese plate, who cares? It's part of the process of retaining memories, these sovenirs. They are objects that help you never forget and that is what this whole process is about.