Philosophical Questions: Different

[ysabetwordsmith]

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What would be different if the 9/11 terrorist attack never occurred?


We would have a lot more freedom, privacy, and civil rights. I might still be willing to use airports.

The terrorists may have missed the White House, but they scored a direct hit on the American way of life. It's among the most effective terrorist attacks in recorded history, and it's still working.

Comments

[freyjaw]

I agree that we wouldn't have lost so much. What we have now is security theater. The security measures look effective and soothe the public. Sadly, they are reactive, not proactive. If the US wanted to prevent hijackers, they'd do what Israel's El Al airline does. US citizens would have a porcupine breech at the very thought. El Al has never had a successful hijack since their only one in 1968.

Spider Robinson was wise. He opined that with the 9/11 criminals, instead of a war, 19 executions for the 19 perpetrators would be more measured. I lost friends in 9/11.