I am watching a doc on 9/11 on Netflix and am wondering: what was day to day life like in the states shortly after it happened? Were people collectively pissed and scared? Were people split in their opinions of it? Were there any conspiracy theories? Was there a generational difference of opinions? Were people more cautious to go anywhere? Did news and media have polarized opinions on topics back then?
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 27 Aug 2023
Disbelief. Collective shock turning to outrage. I don’t recall the level of polarisation in the media as everyone was pretty united in their condemnation.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 27 Aug 2023
Agreed. Everyone came together. Conspiracy theories took a while to emerge. Anger built slowly as people became aware that just about all the hijackers were Saudi, and the U.S. protected the Kingdom from being held responsible.
Then... the "Patriot Act". Never let a crisis go to waste.
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Tjacten 27 Aug 2023
I remember the media blast. It was 24/7 showing the buildings, and they were trying to point the fingers from one country to another. They also arrested some people that time on connections. They tried to blame one guy in Afghanistan from the start, but other media outlets weren't on the same page. I remember going to school and that's all they show and not teach class. Teachers were glued to the tv and not payed attention to us.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 27 Aug 2023
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