how has your life changed since 9-11?

[madbomber31]

you would think my life would stay the same, and for the most part it has...

i go to work, i work out, i come home.. i watch football... same things as before...

BUT-----------------

i am obsessed with what is going on... i wonder what is next.. i wonder what if they do chemical shit? what if they do biological shit? what if this anthrax stuff becomes more and more??? what if? what if? what if?

so, despite my daily routines being the same, i now fear for the future... all it took was a few terrorist cells to destroy the american freedom.. no, not the freedom we have as far as choices to make... things to do... etc... they destroyed my freedom of peace of mind... they destroyed america's peace... that peace has been replaced with worry and fear... every time a flu epedimic kicks in, people are gonna wonder... ANTHRAX??? they are gonna go to the hospital... them fuckers destroyed our dear way of life.... and it seems now that for the rest of our days we will be "at war"...

remember back to sept 10th? how happy we all were? man, did we take that for granted or what? ah, i was gonna watch the broncos beat up on the giants that night... football season started the day before... fall was about to be here... it was peaceful in america... not now... not now...

 

[HumanShell]

My life hasn't changed much, except I'm stress free now. I've also been getting a lot more sleep. The night of the 10th, to the 11th, was my first night in months to sleep for more than 4 hours. I've been getting 8-9 hours of sleep each night since then. Odd.

 

[Badkins21]

Honestly, not to play Devil's Advocate, but for the first time in many, many years (well, about 8 1/2 now), I see this country moving in the right direction, with regards to 1)foreign policy, 2)defense, and 3)pride in who/what we are. For years, liberals have been turning this country into an apathetic, guilt-ridden society, with more hints of Socialism than ever before...But now that precious Capitalism is attacked--and that IS what was attacked, meaning our ideals, our philosophies, etc.--we are beginning to appreciate what we have! We are less concerned with how others view us, and more concerned with safety...for ourselves, and our loved ones. Some of us might be "paranoid," as I admit I look at people differently, but what's wrong with that? Nothing! Wanting to feel safe, and doing what's necessary to protect yourself/family, etc., should be a priority, and it wasn't for many years!

I think this nation took a proverbial "step to the right" the day of September 11th, 2001, and I think a lot of us will stay there. And those that don't, will only perish in the aftermath...

When you hear adamant liberals, and certain black leaders, OK'ing racial profiling...when you hear peace loving congresspeople OK'ing a "use of force" bill 99-1, YOU KNOW SOMETHING HAS CHANGED!

And I believe things have changed for the better...

Flame away, neo-hippies and ultra-liberals...I can take it!

 

[dballer]

Badkins..... You and the boys.. make me proud!!!!

 

[big4life]

It hasn't.
I live my life like I did before these attacks, and the same way
I will live it in the years to come.

I don't look for terrorists around every corner.
I treat people with respect, and generally it is returned in kind.

If you put a little faith in your fellow man, you might be surprised
what you get in return.

 

[Test boy]

I sleep more and go out less. Buy less stuff and rent fewer pornos. Watch a lot of CNN and plot OBLs assassination.

 

[The Dude]

It has not and it will not, even if we have more terrorist attacks.

In general, I just don't get all this anxiety the media is trying to play up. It's ridiculous. They portray the public as needing to have their hand held like we're a bunch of children. I read in Newsweek about Zoolander and how the film was good, senseless fun except one scene involving a lethal explosion at a gas station in NY. That writer thought that that was in poor taste now. What!? Puh-fuckin'-lease! I saw the film and it was funny and I didn't think twice about that. Oooohhh, I'm just too sensitive and weak to deal with a bunch of male models blowing themselves up! Hell, I want to see Arnold's film that includes a terrorist attack on a high-rise building. Isn't going to bother me in the least. Liberal pussies in the media can blow me.

Ahhh, I feel better.