Have people changed...

[big4life]

Since 9/11?

You hear people say how much they have changed since then, but I don't see it. I know the people in the areas of the attacks or who were directly affected by them have changed. What I'm talking about is the population as a whole.

Sure people were kinder and nicer right after the attacks, but within three months their old personalities came back. The one's who were nice before remained nice, and the rude ones returned to their old form.

I'm just curious as to how everyone else views this?

 

[Citruscide]

Tigers can't change their stripes... assholes are assholes... no matter how you stack them or try to make them smell better.

C

 

[gymtime]

I hate to say it, but if I didn't watch the news and read the papers, I'd likely have never known it ever happened.

 

[naturally anabolic]

it has made the ignorant, racist hate groups hold more validity because of the terrorists....

 

[Crazier]

I hate to say it, but if I didn't watch the news and read the papers, I'd likely have never known it ever happened.

This is so damn true.
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[Citruscide]

Personally, I give a rats ass... probably because I'm in such a sour mood... I wouldn't mind if an airplane just collapsed on my head right now. I just don't like people who are rude to others because they suck... hell, I'm in a shitty mood, but I don't take it out on people around me... I keep it all in...

Sooner or later, I'm going to have a crazy moment where I go ballistic on the world... then I'm going to be a world-beater.

C

 

[dballer]

I got ALOT meaner after the attacks. I think of the people who died and their kids... and my blood boils.

 

[gymnpoppa]

Hey Big, I'd have to agree with you. Of course, not enough happened to people for them to actually change though. Like you said, I believe the attacks changed those who were directly affected, but for those who weren't, it's life as usual.

It would take a number of tragic incidents, all over the country, affecting all of the population in some way......(a day I hope never happens) for people to change. The way of thinking has been developed over the growth (from the time we first arrived and stole land from Indians) of our country, and isolated incidents won't be enough to convince people that they need to change.

When people have to do things like rely on people they hate to help them, or save them, and they realize the ignorance they use to label whole cultures, religions, races, are reflections of their own insecurities, then maybe things will get better.

 

[Lao Tzu]

i am drastically different from who i was in september of 2001, but that is due to a variety of things. I don't know if 9/11 had any effect. I tend to think i wasn't affected by it. the only thing that bothers me is people jumping out of windows to escape carbon monoxide poisoning & fire.

 

[buddy28]

The best is when all the news broadcasters predicted sept 11th would inspire North Americans to recognize the trivality of thier lives, and turn from it- meaning mindless TV sitcoms & materialistic lifestyle would be abadoned.

haha.

North Americans live in their own fucking bubble. Thats what got us into this mess in the first place. We dont give a shit what our government does, just as long as we got our 2 cars, 50,000 grand in stocks, and a nice house.


"Who gives a shit what those towel headed motherfuckers are doing on the other side of the world?!" - 60% of the american population.

'pop'.