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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. These were "a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks [...] against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001."
Of the 2,977 people who died, 2,605 were U.S. citizens and 372 non-U.S. citizens (excluding the 19 perpetrators). More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks, including the United Kingdom (67 deaths), the Dominican Republic (47 deaths), India (41 deaths), Greece (39 deaths), South Korea (28 deaths), Canada (24 deaths), Japan (24 deaths), Colombia (18 deaths), Jamaica (16 deaths), Philippines (16 deaths), Mexico (15 deaths), Trinidad and Tobago (14 deaths), Ecuador (13 deaths), Australia (11 deaths), Germany (11 deaths), Italy (10 deaths), Bangladesh (6 deaths), Ireland (6 deaths), Pakistan (6 deaths), and Poland (6 deaths).
It was a tragedy not only for America, but for the world.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 11 2021, @01:23PM (6 children)
We were already in a state of perpetual war, it was just not known or advertised to most Americans. "Communists" were the excuse until they weren't, then "filthy brown turrists" became a replacement target.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 11 2021, @04:03PM
The Communists/Socialists/Statists HAVE been at perpetual war with the West since WWI.
They took command during the coronavirus scare, after laying the groundwork for many years.
New World Order--that Aussie politician said so herself.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Thexalon on Saturday September 11 2021, @05:48PM (4 children)
A striking example is that the US has been involved in the fighting in Colombia since the 1980's with approximately zero public debate. Allegedly to stop the growing of cocaine, but mostly to prop up the fairly-right-wing government we supported.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 11 2021, @09:57PM (3 children)
> fairly-right-wing
I guess the Overton window has moved so far to the right that anyone to the left of Hitler, even if only on a single issue, is a centrist now.
Bolsonaro is an actual fascist.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 11 2021, @10:24PM
Bolsonaro is Brazilian?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 11 2021, @10:34PM
With takes like that, you must need a helmet to eat soup.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Thexalon on Sunday September 12 2021, @01:05AM
Bolsonaro is indeed fascist, but he's president of Brazil, not part of the government of Colombia. I know this may come as a surprise to you, but different countries in South America are different from each other and have different internal politics.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin