Changes In America Post 9/11 Era

America is living in a Post September 11th era. America’s society is overflowing with bias towards Muslims, and the Americans are mentally and politically reconstructing after the attacks. Society is defined by the “customs, values [and] norms” (CSD) of the majority. Today, the majority of people are afraid of Muslims. It seems as the vast majority of America has based their opinions of Muslims on one event, the terror attacks on September 11. Considering the the past eras, an era must be characterized by a beginning and end ‘event’. For instance, The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1929, “were an age of dramatic social and political change” (History II) This era ended when the Great Depression began, because the economic prosperity that was a major
(History) In likeness to The Roaring Twenties, America underwent a large change in terms of their economics, politics, and viewpoints in general. The beginning of the current era is marked by the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. On this date, American’s view of the world changed significantly and no other occurrences have altered those beliefs since then. There have been no other defining features of society, at least as large as these attacks, that could have caused a change in the
Americans now view people who look “Arab” with extreme suspicion (Wiki), as they have not recovered mentally from the tragic attacks. Prior to the attacks, Americans may have seen people who look “Arab” as different, but as a cause of the attacks, nineteen Muslims have changed America’s view on all Muslims. The majority of Americans opinions have obviously been formed prior to the attacks.(AFM) “Nearly half of all respondent to the Pew survey said that at least ‘some’ Muslims in the U.S. are anti-American; 11 percent believe ‘most’ or ‘almost all’ feel that way.” (AMA)
Many people believe that the September 11th era is over, but its effects are still lingering and America’s viewpoints have not changed significantly enough for there to be an end to this depressing era.
On September the 11th, 2001, America felt its vulnerability - even to threats that gather on the other side of the earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat, from any source, that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America. (George W. Bush, 2002) The former president of the United States says that “we are resolved”, but the terror attacks of September 11 are far from being resolved. America may have fixed the visible damage, but there is still deep damage to America’s trust. America is still living in the 9/11