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[ARCHIVAL VIDEO] Cameraman caught in aftermath of Twin Towers collapse on 9/11 (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by C4d@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Ever since the linked clip was posted, when this time of year comes round I think about the people in that video and the sound of all of those PASS devices going off.

Current BBC news coverage: September 11: America remembers lives lost in al-Qaeda attacks

PASS Devices: Wikipedia

Dr Mark Heath: CNN Transcript

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[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

9/11 Broke the US. There is very distinctly a before 9/11 and after 9/11 and things before were completely different. I was 19 at the time. I am sad for kids that had to grow up in a post 9/11 world. 9/11 was more successful than the saudis could have ever dreamed. I am holding out hope that maybe, just maybe the country can recover. However, a not insignificant portion of the country is outraged that Barak Obama didn't do anything about 9/11 and that Covid is a hoax. This timeline sucks ass.

[–] violetsareblue@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I remember coming home from 5th grade and seeing this on the news. It was surreal since America, even as a minority, seemed just… I had a different image before.

Now I’m a jaded adult and you’re right, the cracks started to show soon after. I appreciated how people came together and then…..the “war on terror”. Def a turning point