Did 9-11 so severely traumatize the U.S. that they are now overreacting to any perceived threat or criticism.?

Answer 1

No, a combination of attacks only proves that we can be attacked by anyone at anytime. When 9-11 did happen one of the most public outcries was our lack of intelligence. The Congress and American public demanded answers from the Intel dept. wanting to know how this could happen and how to stop it from happening again. I think every attempt on their part to comply with that has been considered a violation of rights. I don't mind if we do things like wire tapping or not, but we can be attacked again and again and should accept the attacks as a downside to maintaining our rights and not blaming the Intell dept.

Answer 2

Odd way to ask the question. To an extent, yes, to threat, no to criticism. I do think a lot of the initial trauma has faded and the only thing that keeps it alive is politicians using the fear of another attack to garner votes. I think the criticism must refer to people who feel that an Americans who don't agree with them are a threat to the country, I think there are a few who feel this way but they probably did before the attack ever happened. Look at Vietnam and the "Love It or Leave It" stickers. And it just gives them an extra excuse to holler when someone is against the war in Iraq, but even if there weren't Iraq, there'd still be people who are willing to accept free speech only if you agree with them. If this wasn't what you meant by criticism, just ignore it.

Answer 3

I'm not traumatized by 9/11. I'm traumatized by the insanity that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have been allowed to perpetrate since then. Lie after lie after lie after lie, resulting in needless deaths -- and these two profoundly evil men are still in power. Utterly unbelievable.

History will brand us as fools for having tolerated this malarkey.

Answer 4

Yes. Americans have been trained to believe we are "the good guys" - anything that shows us that most other people in the world DON'T think of us that way freaks us out.

When Vietnamese peasants didn't greet us with flowers like in WW2 movies, but instead shot at the invaders of their homeland, we were so freaked out we resorted to nonsense like "the antiwar movement stabbed us in the back" and "we didn't really fight to win" to explain why the Vietnamese beat us.

Someday you'll hear similar nonsense about why we lost in Iraq.

The response to Ron Paul's correct statements about that "they hate us for our freedom" nonsense shows the same syndrome at work regarding 9/11. His economic approach is as wrong as it's possible to be, but he's right on the money about the war and civil rights at home - and that's why big business' media has put him out on "the fringe."

All empires on their way out embrace ridiculous notions. It's the only way they can explain to themselves why they're losing! Admitting that their behavior has been unjust and people are fighting against them for good reasons is just not acceptable to partisans of a failing empire.

The U.S. hasn't had war on its own turf since the 1860s. The fact that someone finally hit back was severely traumatic. All bullies are surprised when someone hits them back. People here will be whining about 9/11 for either the next hundred years or until workers finally take power from the board of directors of USA, Inc. - whichever comes first.

In the meantime, the memories of the poor victims, killed on 9/11 by blowback from U.S. policies, will be just political footballs, batted back-and-forth as liberals and conservatives fight over which of them gets to run the empire.

Answer 5

there is a seige mentality taking over in certain 'easy to manipulate quarters - just as was planned by those forces who staged the false flag attack. just like those in London,Bali, Madrid also.

Answer 6

It did put the far right into an absolute fog of fear. They have been told by the neocons that "our enemy" wants our total destruction and will never stop, and they believe that means their house is in targeting range. I bet they still have their cache of duct tape and bottled water somewhere in the house.

About 20-30% of the US is voting on FEAR.

Answer 7

It traumatized Hillary enough to make her bash repubs for using 9/11 in political ads then made her use 9/11 in her first ad in her failed presidential bid.

Good old clinton hypocrisy.

Answer 8

I don't know 3000 people killed by a group of people who are bent on killing all those who don't follow their faith.

I would say that US has shown great restraint and have bent over backwards to appease people.

If 9/11 was happen to Russia Afganistan would be glowly blue right now.

Answer 9

It's so simple...

do not allow Pakistani immigrants to learn how to fly planes and we have nothing to worry about.

Answer 10

yes