9/11 Becomes A Meme
Twenty-five years late, but Bridget Phetasy has decided she hates the phrase “Never Forget.”
It’s passive, it requires nothing, and we slapped it on a bumper sticker and called it grief. She breaks down why Gen Z’s 9/11 memes are Gen X’s fault, why we didn’t guard the grief well, and why “Never Forget” should have been “Never Forgive.”
Also: Charlie Kirk’s assassination sits one day before 9/11 on the calendar now, and what that means for how we process tragedy in America. Here’s more from Bridget in a new edition of The Dumpster Fire.
