I think this from author Paul Theroux is the best ten-year-9/11 article I have seen.
I can also suggest this from James Fallows of The Atlantic. It highlights the self-deception regarding our fight against Terrorism. We say 9/11 didn’t change anything and that “these people will not take away our values”, yet it’s very clear at airports and on flights that this is not the case.
Western values are about doing what it right regardless of the cost, including the loss of life. We aren’t free of fear and there is no courage in what we do. Which is fine – the fear of death is fairly common and understandable – but we should at least be brave enough to admit this.
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