I was in prime conscription age. My father was called up for Vietnam but refused conscription and only the end of the conflict kept him out of jail. I had already applied with selective service as required when I turned 18 and when I saw the second tower get hit, followed by the pentagon, I was certain we were going to be in another conscripted war. Anyone who blows off the impact of 9/11 wasn’t there for it. Anyone who thinks it is history doesn’t realize how many rights we lost on that day that we will never get back doesn’t understand.
I couldn’t agree more. Things might have turned out similarly regardless, but there’s a non-zero chance that without it the patriot act, the second bush term, and the following collapse of civil liberties would not have occurred, or at least would have taken more time or a different path. Sometimes you see people say al-Qaeda won that day and though I don’t think anyone really won, sine it and the aftermath were devastating worldwide, they certainly had some of their aims accomplished.
I was in prime conscription age. My father was called up for Vietnam but refused conscription and only the end of the conflict kept him out of jail. I had already applied with selective service as required when I turned 18 and when I saw the second tower get hit, followed by the pentagon, I was certain we were going to be in another conscripted war. Anyone who blows off the impact of 9/11 wasn’t there for it. Anyone who thinks it is history doesn’t realize how many rights we lost on that day that we will never get back doesn’t understand.
I couldn’t agree more. Things might have turned out similarly regardless, but there’s a non-zero chance that without it the patriot act, the second bush term, and the following collapse of civil liberties would not have occurred, or at least would have taken more time or a different path. Sometimes you see people say al-Qaeda won that day and though I don’t think anyone really won, sine it and the aftermath were devastating worldwide, they certainly had some of their aims accomplished.