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Reflections on 9/11
3 years ago
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I've written on this occasion before. I've written my personal experience of that day already, and how my best friend nearly lost his Mom. https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9262877/
But this will not be quite like that.
I look upon the state of my poor country, and can't help but think 9/11 and our reaction to it was the catalyst that made it all possible. At the moment, we have a country in which-
-Expressing the wrong opinion, especially online, can easily translate to your head on a pike
-Big Tech feels both enobled and empowered to censor opinions they don't like, often at the government's request
-Our media doesn't even try to be objective anymore
- There is an entire generation of underemployed young men, coupled with
- A lackluster economy that does not and likely never will welcome them fully
How did this happen? My personal opinion is that we were so traumatized by the events of that day that we (understandably) wanted revenge against the terrorists. So when the Patriot Act was passed, we didn't complain. When we invaded Iraq for spurious reasons, we didn't complain. When we decided to stay in Afghanistan after whacking Osama, we didn't complain. When Guantanamo didn't close, we didn't complain. Why not? Because, in my opinion, we were willing to let the government compromise on our civil liberties and sense thereof if it meant defeating the terrorists. And I distinctly remember, especially in the first few years after 9/11, you were not allowed to question any of this. If you were, you were "with the terrorists." I think that piece of propaganda stuck. It might well be the reason Edward Snowden is likely never coming home.
My point is, we got used to it. We got used to the government and the media telling us what to think and what to say, for our own safety. Just so long as we could keep getting fat and sick. It would explain a lot. Like why there were no mass protests against the mask mandates or against St. Fauci, and those who tried got shut down so quickly in the name of fighting "misinformation." It wouldn't be so awful if it weren't accompanied by a decline in national virtue. Did you know that there are seven and eight-year old girls who know what porn is?! That freaking terrifies me! That simply did not happen when I was a kid.
Speaking of, I feel sorry for this next generation of kids. They're going to grow up thinking having their personal freedoms curbed for the sake of a collective is normal. And I'm not sure how much I'd blame them; that is essentially all we've taught them these past two years.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if less than ten years from now, we end up being like Spain on the eve of her civil war. The ingredients are all there as we speak. I only question- who would fire the first shot? Against who? And where? https://youtu.be/vBftWGlIWvU
But this will not be quite like that.
I look upon the state of my poor country, and can't help but think 9/11 and our reaction to it was the catalyst that made it all possible. At the moment, we have a country in which-
-Expressing the wrong opinion, especially online, can easily translate to your head on a pike
-Big Tech feels both enobled and empowered to censor opinions they don't like, often at the government's request
-Our media doesn't even try to be objective anymore
- There is an entire generation of underemployed young men, coupled with
- A lackluster economy that does not and likely never will welcome them fully
How did this happen? My personal opinion is that we were so traumatized by the events of that day that we (understandably) wanted revenge against the terrorists. So when the Patriot Act was passed, we didn't complain. When we invaded Iraq for spurious reasons, we didn't complain. When we decided to stay in Afghanistan after whacking Osama, we didn't complain. When Guantanamo didn't close, we didn't complain. Why not? Because, in my opinion, we were willing to let the government compromise on our civil liberties and sense thereof if it meant defeating the terrorists. And I distinctly remember, especially in the first few years after 9/11, you were not allowed to question any of this. If you were, you were "with the terrorists." I think that piece of propaganda stuck. It might well be the reason Edward Snowden is likely never coming home.
My point is, we got used to it. We got used to the government and the media telling us what to think and what to say, for our own safety. Just so long as we could keep getting fat and sick. It would explain a lot. Like why there were no mass protests against the mask mandates or against St. Fauci, and those who tried got shut down so quickly in the name of fighting "misinformation." It wouldn't be so awful if it weren't accompanied by a decline in national virtue. Did you know that there are seven and eight-year old girls who know what porn is?! That freaking terrifies me! That simply did not happen when I was a kid.
Speaking of, I feel sorry for this next generation of kids. They're going to grow up thinking having their personal freedoms curbed for the sake of a collective is normal. And I'm not sure how much I'd blame them; that is essentially all we've taught them these past two years.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if less than ten years from now, we end up being like Spain on the eve of her civil war. The ingredients are all there as we speak. I only question- who would fire the first shot? Against who? And where? https://youtu.be/vBftWGlIWvU
