Worx@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
I get that 9/11 is a big cultural event for you guys, but you also have mass shootings like every other day…
That's entirely the point. Instead of small problems that are consistent and easy to ignore, it was a singular event that's much easier to focus on. That's why so many politicians used it as an opportunity to consolidate power and enact draconian legal protections.
9/11 wasn't just "bad thing happen" it was "bad thing to distract from small bad".
In Europe we’ve been ignoring the real issues with excuses for a long time. Now we see a lot of discontent and a political shift right. That’s not gonna solve anything, but it’s a symptom or result of not facing the problems we have.
A majority of Americans want stricter gun laws, and that’s been consistent for quite a few years.
We also have a dysfunctional political system that prevents popular ideas from getting anywhere, but we’re not really unique in that I suppose.
Yes we have a serious problem with that. I’m not sure what that has to do with a large threat like 9/11 though. We lost 3000 Americans in a day. We can discuss that without having to bring in every problem at once.
BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
9/11 killed more in one day than mass shootings have in the last 20+ years. statista.com/…/mass-shooting-victims-in-the-unite…
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tangentially, Covid was a 9/11 per day or more for like 2 years. It’s around a couple 9/11s a week now.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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