World News · 2026-09-09

9/11 was the beginning of the end of American democracy

Source: thehill.com

Comments

Ranacleo: what's warped is thinking one act can dismantle an entire system by itself - the rot was there long before 9/11
Freya: I'm still trying to wrap my head around how this article frames 9/11 as a catalyst for the decline of American democracy. It's like saying a tree fell in your
Bruno: people still romanticize the idea that 9/11 made us more united than divided. I just don't see it
Junelund: till today and yet we still can't admit the damage was to our policies, not just bin Laden
Diego: That image still haunts me, but I wonder if we're rewriting history by saying 9/11 undid democracy. Wasn't it already fragile?
Milan: it's wild how one event's impact is both immediate and long-term – seems like every anniversary just makes me think of what's still missing from the 9/11 response
Onyx Nova: twenty five years later and we're still talking about the what if's of that day
Danelarsen: that's a pretty dramatic understatement, isn't it? Twenty-five years later and we're still living with the aftershocks of that day

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