translated from Spanish: Biden calls for unity and leaving fear behind 20 years after 11-S

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called for unity in his country and to leave fear behind, in a videotaped message on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which is commemorated this Saturday. For me, the main lesson of September 11 is that, when we are most vulnerable, in the tug-of-war that everything that makes us human, in the battle for the soul of America, unity is our greatest strength,” Biden said in a video posted on his official Twitter account. We should not be afraid,” the president stressed. Although he plans to attend commemoration ceremonies on Saturday in the three places where the attacks took place two decades ago – New York, Shanksville (Pennsylvania) and the Pentagon – Biden will not make statements at those events, according to the White House.The president has preferred to express himself in a video speech, of more than 6 minutes, in which he stressed that in the days that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001, The United States “saw something that is all too uncommon: a true sense of national unity.” He also acknowledged that the country witnessed “the darkest forces of human nature: fear and anger, resentment and violence against Muslim Americans, the true and faithful followers of a peaceful religion.” We saw how national unity was twisted. We learned that unity is the only thing that should never be broken. Unity is what makes us who we are, it’s the best face of America,” he insisted. Unity “does not mean that we have to believe in the same thing,” he continued, but it does mean having “a fundamental respect for the other,” and having the hope and courage necessary to “act and build a future that is not reactionary or fear-based.” We find strength in broken places, as (Ernest) Hemingway wrote, we find light in the darkness, and we find the motivation to repair, renew and rebuild.” Biden paid tribute to the 2,977 people “from more than 90 countries” who died in the terrorist attacks, and to the “thousands of others who were injured.” America and the world commemorate you and your loved ones, the pieces of your soul. We honor all those who risked or lost their lives in the minutes, hours, months and years that followed,” Biden added.He added that what happened “is still hard, whether it’s the first year or the twentieth,” because “too many people grew up without parents,” and so many family, friends and loved ones “have had to celebrate birthdays and life milestones with a hole in their hearts.” No matter how much time has passed, these commemorations can make everything very painful again, as if you had received the news a few seconds ago. So on this day, (my wife) Jill and I bring them close to our hearts,” he said.

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