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There has been a lot of talk on my friends list about how the Brits handled their bombing so much better than America handled 9/11.
I think many people are guilty of selective memory. America showed a great deal of fortitude and determination in the short period following the terrorist attacks. That the country has had their real experiences and fears used by unscrupulous men to incubate a hatred and mistrust of the rest of the world does not change that.
To claim otherwise is to be unfair to Americans, especially New Yorkers.
I have some more thoughts about this, and why people see the reactions so differently, but I am saving them for a later post.
I think many people are guilty of selective memory. America showed a great deal of fortitude and determination in the short period following the terrorist attacks. That the country has had their real experiences and fears used by unscrupulous men to incubate a hatred and mistrust of the rest of the world does not change that.
To claim otherwise is to be unfair to Americans, especially New Yorkers.
I have some more thoughts about this, and why people see the reactions so differently, but I am saving them for a later post.