Were the Capitol Riots comparable to 9/11? (user search)
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  Were the Capitol Riots comparable to 9/11? (search mode)
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« on: February 14, 2021, 12:53:53 AM »

Listening to the dispatches reminded me of listening to the Fire Department dispatches from 911. The desperation, the urgency and sense of danger against a context of knowing how it ends. Obviously 911 was far more devastating in its impacts directly and afterwards, but it isn't about a contest of body counts, more so the sense terror, fear and dread.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2021, 06:42:35 PM »

9/11 changed major political winds. So far, the Capitol protests/putsch have primarily encouraged political actors to double down on their prior positions. The leaders are free men, polarisation remains firm, the security apparatus continues to grow and lawmakers are increasingly insulated from a people they find harder to understand.

The impact is not going to be as far reaching at least in the short term.
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