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In reply to the discussion: Were you swept up in "fear! fear! fear!" because of September 11, 2001? [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)under any circumstances, they don;t even like seeing the building. I agree, the damn thing was hit twice. I hate to say it, but I do believe they will try again. It sucks, and not just because I work nearby. I think those feelings are legitimate.
People make fun of all the added security and such here, and I do think in most cities it is a joke, but not in NYC. Not too many people mind it in NYC. We have populations the size of entire towns on one block. The way the country reacted was like the boyfriend that overreacts and wants to form a posse and go kick ass, you know? I agree the people got played. It's sad this has led to the over militarization of local police depts, but that is the fault of the country's local politicians, going hard after the pork. I didn't see many citizens care about taking money they didn't need or deserve until it was way too late.
Hopefully people will be circumspect and be careful what they wish for next time. But yeah, as a NYer it irks me when people act like that day was more of a scare, than the really huge thing it was for us. I was amazed at people who were pissed off at the ten year memorial, I have to imagine they're just incredibly self centered asses for making 9/11 about them sitting from a safe distance. I know you didn't mean anything like that though, but I have seen enough of it here.