I think it is possible for most people to understand and agree that "our response to 9/11 was wrong," and yet still experience a higher subjective impression of

I think it is possible for most people to understand and agree that "our response to 9/11 was wrong," and yet still experience a higher subjective impression of trauma from the pandemic as a result of the comparison, which softens them up for agreeing to drastic measures in much the same way 9/11 did.