Flying Squid@lemmy.world to RisaEnglish · 2 years agoRemember: 9 months until we build a statue of this guy.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down16
arrow-up1198arrow-down1imageRemember: 9 months until we build a statue of this guy.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to RisaEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squarenegativenulllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years agoI remember it well. 9/11 did change lots of things (not for the better either), but it did galvanize the nation. Now my son has to have active-shooter drills in school and we have to act like it’s normal. I guess that is new/changed.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoIt galvanized the nation for about 4 days, until GWB and other prominent politicians set the populace upon itself, and the divide widened.
I remember it well. 9/11 did change lots of things (not for the better either), but it did galvanize the nation. Now my son has to have active-shooter drills in school and we have to act like it’s normal. I guess that is new/changed.
It galvanized the nation for about 4 days, until GWB and other prominent politicians set the populace upon itself, and the divide widened.