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It seemed to have a pretty big impact on domestic and foreign policy. Perhaps homeland security, gitmo, TSA, expanded NSA powers and the global war on terror we
by xyzzy123 2y ago
It seemed to have a pretty big impact on domestic and foreign policy. Perhaps homeland security, gitmo, TSA, expanded NSA powers and the global war on terror were just "on trend" and inevitable? I find it hard to tell.
When people feel threatened there's typically a drive towards authoritarianism and top-down control, a desire for a sense of security and certainty. I find it hard to predict how this would play out vs the US's unique cultural takes on freedom.
- nostrademons 2y agoAgain, there's a big difference between "the government" and "the people". The government used 9/11 as an excuse to push through a bunch of surveillance-state policies. The people acquiesced at the time because, well, wartime & terrorism, but they didn't necessarily like it. One of the things it actually did was drive a wedge between the government and the people, fueling mistrust between different groups. And so here we are 20+ years later with a former president who was elected on the premise of "draining the swamp", openly feuded with the surveillance state during his time in office, and is now a convicted felon running for president again.