today is september the 11th
2021
exactly 20 years after
the most devastating terror attack
in our nation's history
i'm sure everybody woke up this morning
recognized that it was september the
11th and thought back on what they were
doing on that day
i look back
and i'm trying to decide
what has america become
on september the 11th
we watched police officers and
firefighters
running towards the buildings as people
ran away
they ran towards the buildings
with hopes that they would find people
and save their lives
many of those men died that day
sacrificing themselves for the good of
their fellow citizens
today
our police officers are being kicked out
of schools
they're being told that it's not safe
for them to be around children
there was a courthouse
in portland
that was under siege for months
with a group called antifa
that was hurling fire bombs at the
building day in and day out
for months on end
and we had some people in this country
saying that
that group of people didn't exist
that it was merely an idea
in the days and weeks following
september the 11th
as the country got back to normal and
sporting events begin
i remember the standing ovations
for the police officers and the
firefighters who walked out in the field
and were recognized for their heroism
i remember
hearing the crowds erupt with chance of
usa
after the national anthem was being sent
today
many of the networks
refused to show the national anthem
being played at sporting events
many athletes refuse to stand and
observe the national anthem
some athletes even choose to take a knee
or turn their back on the flag while
it's being played
the days and weeks after september 11th
the country was united behind an idea
that america was a great country
filled with great people
today
children are being taught in school
that america is a racist country and it
was founded on racism and that it's
never been a good place
we have people being assaulted
for not wearing masks
and we have people being assaulted for
asking other people to put on masks
the federal government is suing the
states
and many states are suing the federal
government
our country is more divided now than it
has been at any point in my lifetime
on september the 11th
america said
we would never forget
it saddens me
to see that america has in fact
forgotten
you