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In 1993 a truck bomb exploded in the basement of the world trade centre killing 6 and injuring over 1000. Completely out of the blue? A first in history? Google pre 9/11 terrorist attacks, have a read through.
I said in another comment that the I think the reason for such discrepancy between the reactions I see in my life and the reactions to 9/11 from people who lived through it was they saw it happen on tv. And I guess in a weird way that does make sense to me. Of course people don't have such a visceral reaction to things they haven't seen.
I've seen plenty of the muslim conflicts. It is well reported in Sweden. You miss the geographical impact of a "real" threat occurring in North America.
I know about the truck bomb. It was like a footnote of nothing in comparison.
Idk I guess it's just confusing for me. I don't care particularly more about the people who died in 9/11 than I do about the people who died elsewhere. For me it is no less tragic than any other incident. And for me so much is happening that I'm numb to it.
Then thats a "you" problem.
Do you feel alright going to sleep in a safe bed at night?