• AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    56·
    10 months ago

    Not to belittle the signifigance of these events, but you do realize that this means a whole slew of “anti terrorist” and probably “anti violence” laws will be passed through congress.

    Any “anti terrorist” laws will be given almost a blank check to do what is necessary. I’d be surprised if in 6 months you’ll be able to make a domestic call without it being monitored.

    That’s the way terrorism works. It’s not the attack that hurts most people. A couple of hundred people die – every death is tragic, but the truth is the real tragedy will be the loss of freedoms for the survivors.

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      25·
      10 months ago

      They were pretty close, but the real tragedy was that all of this was allowed to happen so a million more could be killed, some American fossil fuel companies could capture a new part of the world, and America could maintain imperialist dominance over a region that is halfway across the globe.