I apologize for the assumption, but we are talking about American politics and sentiments, so it probably would have been prudent to point out that the fact you didn’t think about the comparison might be because you aren’t American. As an American who was an adult when 9/11 happened, it’s seems pretty obvious.
Can I ask how old you are? I only do so because I “remember” things like the challenger explosion, but didn’t quite grasp what it fully meant because I was so young.
It’s totally a perspective thing. Being a full on adult (well as much as an early 20 year old can be. Lol) it seems like a no brainer that they would make this comparison based on how much the fear was at that time that Islamic terrorists were all over the country ready to kill people at random. I can easily see why someone younger from another country might not be as aware of that
However, even at that time, I believe, right wing terrorists still had killed more over a period of something like 20 years, even with the 3k from 9/11.
I apologize for the assumption, but we are talking about American politics and sentiments, so it probably would have been prudent to point out that the fact you didn’t think about the comparison might be because you aren’t American. As an American who was an adult when 9/11 happened, it’s seems pretty obvious.
Can I ask how old you are? I only do so because I “remember” things like the challenger explosion, but didn’t quite grasp what it fully meant because I was so young.
Early 30s.
The idea that I’d have to specifically mention not being American seems funny, but in context, fair enough I guess
It’s totally a perspective thing. Being a full on adult (well as much as an early 20 year old can be. Lol) it seems like a no brainer that they would make this comparison based on how much the fear was at that time that Islamic terrorists were all over the country ready to kill people at random. I can easily see why someone younger from another country might not be as aware of that
However, even at that time, I believe, right wing terrorists still had killed more over a period of something like 20 years, even with the 3k from 9/11.