9/11 changed my perception of the world in a profound way. Not the way it impacted most of the US; being raised as I was, I already didn't feel safe at home, so that part didn't shock me the way it shocked most people here. It changed me because i saw clearly how we had brought this on ourselves because you can only manipulate and oppress people for so long before they hit back. In my naivete, I assumed most people in this country would see that, too, and we would use the communal anguish as a catalyst to change our attitude of entitlement in the world. I quickly became not at all naive when I saw how enthusiastically virtually the entire country fell into lockstep with the Cheney/Bush plan. We are such fuckwits. We let DHS happen, and we didn't have to.
What I found disquieting was how quickly USAPATRIOT popped up...like it was in someone's drawer just waiting for an event to come along that would justify unleashing it. I wonder what other nightmares are in powerful people's desks awaiting their time?
Being born in England, in '81, just before the end of the IRA bombings in London, I was taught to hate the IRA terrorists. Yet, the US believed them to be "freedom fighters". The moment I heard that McDonalds actually funded the IRA, I never went to one of their "restaurants" again.
Of course, everything changed after 9-11 - suddenly the US understood what "terrorism" was. Not forgetting that the Bushes, amongst others, funded the Bin Laden family and al-Qaeda, in various manners. Oh, look how that backfired, too!
Why I can’t let my guard down for any Cheney.
Even the daughter. Who "says" all the right things.
9/11 changed my perception of the world in a profound way. Not the way it impacted most of the US; being raised as I was, I already didn't feel safe at home, so that part didn't shock me the way it shocked most people here. It changed me because i saw clearly how we had brought this on ourselves because you can only manipulate and oppress people for so long before they hit back. In my naivete, I assumed most people in this country would see that, too, and we would use the communal anguish as a catalyst to change our attitude of entitlement in the world. I quickly became not at all naive when I saw how enthusiastically virtually the entire country fell into lockstep with the Cheney/Bush plan. We are such fuckwits. We let DHS happen, and we didn't have to.
I had a bumper sticker on my car during that time: George W Bush is a punk-ass chump. Because he is.
Now that he paints and holds hands, singing Kumbaya with the Obamas, everyone forgets about the evil duo of he and Darth Cheney. 🤦🤦
Not forgotten, but overshadowed by Orange Tampon and Fiends.
What I found disquieting was how quickly USAPATRIOT popped up...like it was in someone's drawer just waiting for an event to come along that would justify unleashing it. I wonder what other nightmares are in powerful people's desks awaiting their time?
Yes.
Being born in England, in '81, just before the end of the IRA bombings in London, I was taught to hate the IRA terrorists. Yet, the US believed them to be "freedom fighters". The moment I heard that McDonalds actually funded the IRA, I never went to one of their "restaurants" again.
Of course, everything changed after 9-11 - suddenly the US understood what "terrorism" was. Not forgetting that the Bushes, amongst others, funded the Bin Laden family and al-Qaeda, in various manners. Oh, look how that backfired, too!