More American 9-11 Exploitation

This has got to be the most blatent act of exploiting the lives lost in 9-11.
Anyone care to comment?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2496801.stm
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US outrage at 9/11 trading cards


The cards are due to go on sale next month

A Florida manufacturer has caused outrage in the United States with his latest product - a set of trading cards featuring portraits of victims of the 11 September attacks.
The collection - called Heroes of the World Trade Center - is due to go on sale next month.
Mayor Bloomberg: 'It's disgraceful'


The media has accused the manufacturer of "desecrating sacred memories" and trivialising the tragedy.

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Most people seen a tragedy. Some seen an opportunity. Hopefully people will see through this charade and understand the insensitivity that lies beneath.

Doubtfull, I can see these becoming all the rage. I ust don't see how anyone in their right mind can justify this kinda thing.

It really makes me want to stick a 747 up their ass and see if they wanna make cards about how they got screwed by a boeing.

There is some capitalisation I can tolerate more han others... IE flag sales. Patriotism is measured by flag sales? Ok.... I can handle that. But directly marketing the 9-11 tradgedy has got to make Osama and his boys happy. I can see them now, talking amongst theirselves. Saying "LOOK! Look how EVIL Americans are. Capitalising on our victims". That makes them feel better about what their doing, and makes us look worse.

ugh. money-grubbing people who are completely insensitive to the feelings of others bother me to an unimaginable extent. sure, anyone who knows me says that i apply to the insensitivity thing, i just joke.

anyway, these people are usually the scum of the world. some people like the idea of going on with their lives and trying to forget tragedies. unfortunately, whenever there is a big event, no matter how tragic or wonderful, someone sees this as some opportunity to exploit something and make money.

well, if enough people get outraged, whoever's producing these trading cards just might go bankrupt, so we won't have to hear from them again. *sigh*, most of humanity sucks :(

these ghouls are a waste of life!

"And out come the wolves.........."



It's not just "money making scams" that have eventuated out of the 9/11 tragedy. It's also being used to slowly take away your civil rights, it's eating away at your privacy and the way you live. All under the banner of patriotism........ :rolleyes:

we put superman, batman, xmen, athletes, faggy-ass cartoons, etc on trading cards, I think THAT is a waste. I think it's time we worshipped some real heroes, someone who existed, was alive, and now is gone because they made a decision to do something honorable. so what if someone is making money off of it, let him donate it to something worthwhile.. I don't really care, personally, the only reason i would buy something like that is if the money went to something i beleive in. I dont think they are trying to 'desecrate sacred memories' he has permission from all of the families, i don't hear anyone criticizing them for their approval.

Capitalism at it's "best" my friends. :D

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Originally posted here by x acidreign x
we put superman, batman, xmen, athletes, faggy-ass cartoons, etc on trading cards, I think THAT is a waste. I think it's time we worshipped some real heroes, someone who existed, was alive, and now is gone because they made a decision to do something honorable. so what if someone is making money off of it, let him donate it to something worthwhile.. I don't really care, personally, the only reason i would buy something like that is if the money went to something i beleive in. I dont think they are trying to 'desecrate sacred memories' he has permission from all of the families, i don't hear anyone criticizing them for their approval.

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Great point Ac1d.... but do you think for one minuet that money is going to "the familys of the victims." Yeah bullshyt. They may give a small percentage to who-ever, but the fat-cats at the distrobution company will surely be fattening up their wallets. Its sickening to me to think that people are making money as a DIRECT result of 9-11.

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Originally posted here by x acidreign x
I think it's time we worshipped some real heroes

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if by that, you mean all those that died on 9/11, then i think you need to redefine what you classify as a "hero". yes, it was really tragic, and i mean no disrespect to those that died, but they were victims.

if you mean the firefighters and police officers who helped to save lives, then i agree with you. but keep in mind, the ones that lived are heros, too!

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Originally posted here by Conf1rm3d_K1ll
"And out come the wolves.........."



It's not just "money making scams" that have eventuated out of the 9/11 tragedy. It's also being used to slowly take away your civil rights, it's eating away at your privacy and the way you live. All under the banner of patriotism........ :rolleyes:

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Seriously, and most of the population, GIVES these rights up fully, to combat terror, and find it where it hides. I can't decide which is worse, personally. Giving up my rights, or being blown away by some idiot terrorist in the name of a "Hi-jacked religion". I seem to remember a great man saying.

"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

We lack this kind of passion these days in America, because we have forgotten what its like to be persecuted. I think Now were getting a good taste of what people long ago felt and went through. But instead we will cower away and let our leaders take the VERY THING OUR FATHERS DIED FOR. Phuck all that! That means they died for nothing. Is anyone prepaired to let that happen?

God, this is almost as bad as the Ebay *******s bidding pieces of the World Trade Center. Can anyone think of a worse way of taking advantage of 9-11? Maybe fast food toys that consist of:
Firefighters
Airline Passengers
Hijackers
bystanders
Mr. Mayor
Bush

I can just see it now... Collect all 6 ! That ******* can cover the name "trading" cards as "tribute" cards all he wants. I still see it as the victims' memories getting screwed over.

What sickens me was when after only a few days after 911 peaple scamed charities into giveing money away to peaple who didn't need it while the peaple who really needed it either never saw the money or by the time they got any they had already re-built their lives.

I believe you are quite correct spyrul......

In many ways it taints the word "hero" and devalues it when you use it for people who simply went to work...... The Beamers and firemen and police etc of this world are excluded from that statement. They chose a course of action that deliberately put themselves in harms way to prevent risk to others. The secretary on the 100th floor of the WTC does not really fall into the same category as that......

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Originally posted here by spyrul


if by that, you mean all those that died on 9/11, then i think you need to redefine what you classify as a "hero". yes, it was really tragic, and i mean no disrespect to those that died, but they were victims.

if you mean the firefighters and police officers who helped to save lives, then i agree with you. but keep in mind, the ones that lived are heros, too!

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Oh, I absolutely agree. Be assured I have only the utmost respect for firefighters and police officers, living and dead.

I always found it kind of weird when I ask people, why Osama took out the Towers and they reply, because the Towers were a symbol of capitalism and the American way of life. Now, you'll have to excuse me here, but being as intelligent and influential as Osama was, I find it hard to believe Osama would be idiotic enough to make this his primary goal in attacking the Towers. Guess what though..this is the general agreement of alot of everday people I know.
My question is this...do people actually pay attention to anything that's not being cooked by Emerald, stripped naked on Jenny Jones or sold on the Home Shopping Network?
I'm guessing no.

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Bin Laden is the top suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, a citadel of capitalism, yet he earned his money much like a traditional capitalist.

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this was from:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.ht...sponse/1053430

Osama made his money just like we do. Now this is my opinion, but I think capitalism ALLOWED for 9/11 to happen. Something had to fund the attacks, and that something was free enterprise.
Osama didn't attack the American way of life , he just showed the rest of the world that it's a double edged sword.


Point? - If you live by the sword, be prepared to die by the sword. Osama only used a system we ourselves use to make a better life.

I think the manufacturer should have to legally get permission from the families of the deceased on a case-by-case basis. And no 'opt out' crap. Permission first, then printing.