We launched wars we haven't extricated ourselves from. Still. 19 years later. I know he mentions war later in the thread, but the sentiment for that, even among individuals, came quickly & not out of calm.
The collective post-disaster-together feeling didn't last long.
Everything changed after 9/11 bc of this collective lack of calm, which was fed and exploited by the GOP.
Not just airports. Personal freedoms. Privacy. Immigration. Torture. The Patriot Act did damage.
I have a lot of respect for Krugman, but more changed than he realizes.
This is an example of how privilege can prevent even good people from understanding.
The ugly aftermath of 9/11 was uglier if you aren't white.
I'm not sure if statistics back up Krugman's statement that mass outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence didn't happen, but the sentiment that brown people had to actually live through on the daily definitely changed dramatically and racism increased.
Amazing.
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