How did fear affect the American people after 911 and today?

Question

Are people more willing to change our ways for a sense of safety.

Answer 1

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Answer 2

People are now willing to give up freedoms we once had in the name of "safety." I think it's sad. Also, (some) people after 9-11 have this attitude that if you question the government, then you're against the troops. That's ridiculous!

Answer 3

Fear brought us a stronger sense of Nationalism (the idea for a strong national identity, usually to a common threat). this brought us closer together as weve ever been.

but now adays
it seems as if it has never happened
it is true people want to be safer, but mostly the want the convenience of faster travel and such

and now a days, people are more worried about who lindsey lohan is dating or stuff in the media.
if more people thought about what mattered, i think this country would be far better off

but to answer your question.
yes people are afraid of terrorist attacks.
but not as much as the day after 9/11
sad is it not?

and the reason we dont just bomb the middle eastern countriess (like the first guy is saying) is that
A: that would spark controversy and cause the U.N. to outlaw the U.S. or something like that.
and
B: because killing tons of people just cause a small group of them did something is kinda wrong if you ask me

Answer 4

It affected us in many ways.
1) It gave George Bush the perfect "in" for Iraq, though they had nothing to do with it. We bought it because we were all freaked out about what happened, desperately needed solid leadership, and looked to our President for it - in my opinion he used our rage and grief to support his war.
2) People were more willing to give away their freedoms to feel safe and not complain when the government started shredding those freedoms in the name of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act.
3) It did affect us in one way that I'll never forget. In the days following 9/11, no one cared if the person standing next to them was a Democrat or a Republican, we were all in it together as Americans, pure and simple.
4) Now there are too many Americans who believe this war Bush got us into is protecting us from terrorism. They don't want to think about our ports that are poorly monitored and our borders that are ridiculously porous; and they never think about the fact that Bush can't stop illegals from getting in here - how's he going to stop terrorists who really want to get in? It's easier for them to keep swallowing the hype that he keeps pushing about fighting them over there to stop them from coming here. If they want in, they can GET in. That's clear enough.
5) I think too many Americans have become complacent about feeling safe again. I don't walk around in a constant state of anxiety, waiting for some terrorist to blow up a mall. But, I do have a healthy respect for reality - and reality tells me they are no where near finished causing havoc on our soil.

Answer 5

I believe that the fear instilled a lot of racism inside our own borders. Even in a small environment, like a school, I have noticed there is a lot more segregation and violence. One good thing is that there are so many more workers in the security and armed forces.

Answer 6

Fear made them elect Bush again, encourage his foray into Iraq, allow his friends to overcharge us for gas and a host of Bushwhacking sh*t that you've read about. All negatives that this country experienced since 2001 is related to 9/11.

Answer 7

We never went after Osama bin Laden then...and we aren't going after him now. Not much has changed...we just have longer lines at the airport and a war over oil.

Answer 8

Perhaps so... it's rather a belief overkill, I'm sorry to say.

Answer 9

yeah airplane and airports deffinetly changed no offense but i hate afghanistan, iraq, iran and all those countries and i hate the people too...why dont they do what they did with the japanese?