Do you think that anything positive has come from September 11, 2001?

Question

Obviously 9/11 was a tragedy but do you think anything good has come from it in the long run?

Answer 1

No, it may have raised our awarness to the threat terror organizations pose to us... but any good that could have come out of it will never be worth the amount of lives lost.

Answer 2

9/11 shook the free world (the international community) from its slumber and galvanized many countries into cooperating with government authorities, intel agencies, etc in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Before this horrendous act, many think that terrorism are localised mainly in the countries where they are disgruntled such as the Mid East, India-Pakistan. No one ever imagined that iconic US institutions would ever be at the receiving end of terrorism. That's why Osama is looked upon by many in the Islamic world as the man who took on America and won (the barbaric act was successful).

The positive thing is that governments of the free world now see "terrorism" as a global threat. One tiny example of how 9/11 changed the world: when i drive to The Hilton hotel (in a S E Asian city) for dinner/function, my vehicle undergo the most stringent of checks by hotel security. Even now. There were hardly any security check before 9/11/2001

Answer 3

In the beginning - in the 6 months after 911 it seemed like it pulled the country together. It seemed like we all put the politics aside for a while and were ready to work at defeating a enemy. We were united just as our Grandparents united in the 40s during WW2. But it didnt last. Somewhere along the line we have taken our eyes off the ball and it seems like the political parties in America are further apart than ever now.
I honestly cant think of anything good that has happened, other than a bunch of flunkie wanna be Al Qaeda terrorists were killed or captured on the battlefield. The sad thing is though, for every 1 we kill they can replace him with 10 more before his body is even cold.

Answer 4

As some have answered-It brought the nation together as do most tragedies and you can add Katrina to the list. But Americans seem to forget or loose interest as time slips by. Why we do this, I have no idea. Only those who were directly involved with the different tragedies remember and continue to work for the betterment. We keep getting wakeup calls and then cutting the conections.

Answer 5

In the beginning, it seemed to bring people closer together, but now...it just seems like a lot of people lost loved ones. In addition, it gave the Bush team the opportunity to scare us into waging a war that has accomplished nothing but losing more loved ones. In a way, with each death in Iraq, it is 9/11 to me all over again. What long run good is there in that?

Answer 6

A tragedy is a tragedy and no matter the time that passes we will all remember that terrible day.

I do believe, however, that most of us have realized the true importance of Family. Family has become a real Priority in our lives and not Work as it used to be before.

Answer 7

It was a tragedy and may we never see another like it. But, it did wake this nation and the world up and make us realize that as great and powerful as we are, we are vulnerable. We've still got a long way to go before we are safe, but the government is trying, trying very slowly, but trying.

Answer 8

Increased Patriotism. Before 9/11, it was rare to see a US flag, unless it was at a place of business. Now more people are flying them, and they're are quite a few people with ribbon magnets and flag stickers.

Answer 9

A lot of positives as far as George Bush and his gang of warlords are concerned. Access to Natural Gas and military base in Afghanistan (to watch China and India), access to Iraq under the pretext of WMD for its Petrol and virtually a upper hand across the globe. Mr. George Bush can invade anywhere in the world without anyone's approval.

Answer 10

For the military industry, the security industry, and creating thousands of new jobs that did not exist before, it was a good thing.