For years after 9/11 we were constantly told āNEVER FORGETā and the idea was basically ākeep feeling sad and afraid and especially ANGRY forever; donāt let time dull your emotional response like itās naturally supposed to; continue to justify the injustices by feeling this way all the time.ā And the 3000 deaths were constantly pointed to as this huge deal that justified any lengths to go to.
And then Covid hit. And there were several points during the height of the pandemic (because fun fact, according to the actual definitions of a pandemic, *itās not technically over yet!* ) where we were having a 9/11ās worth of deaths every week or so. And suddenly 3000 deaths were not a big deal at all. Instead of being enough reason to go to war far away and strip us at home of many rights too, they werenāt even enough justification to make people wear a damn piece of fabric over their face.
3000 people died once and now the government can legally wiretap anyone without a warrant, and hold people at Gitmo under suspicion of terrorism (no need for due process)ā¦ 3000 people dying every week but we should all still be going out to brunch and concerts and who cares about the disabled and immunocompromised?
Something in me broke. Make all the 9/11 jokes you want.
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