9/11 Ten years on.....

AudreyHepburn · 04-09-2011 07:16PM #1

I'm not sure if AH is the right place for this so if not please move!

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September the 11th attacks I can't help thinking that world has changed completely since then. I think that things would be very different in many ways if those planes had never hit the WTC.

Air Travel for one will never be the same, words like Jihad, terrorist, Al-Qaeda are now commonplace in our vocabularies, the date September 11th will always now be associated with death, terror, evil etc.

I'm just curious as to other people's opinions? Do you think the world has changed? How would things be if the attacks never happened? Has you life personally been affected?

Also I can't be alone in thinking how fast those ten years went?

Saila · 04-09-2011 07:18PM

yep, changed the world completely

IsMiseLisa · 04-09-2011 07:19PM

Oh, Jaysus. After Hours really isn't the right place for this.

But no, my life hasn't been affected. That said, I was 10 when 9/11 happened, so y'know, these last ten years have been half my life and kinda massive.

Kevin Duffy · 04-09-2011 07:22PM

It didn't change the world. It further entrenched a suspicious American world view, heightened security concerns for air travel and drew the US into their "War on Terror". Other than that, we've pretty much carried on as normal.

fedor.2. · 04-09-2011 07:23PM

I just cant believe its been 10 years to be honest

Zamboni · 04-09-2011 07:24PM

I'd probably be as indifferent to 9/11 as most people are to the multitude of current atrocities are occurring in plenty of other countries around the globe.

Captain_Generic · 04-09-2011 07:27PM

You can't leave a cardboard box in public with wires hanging out of it, even if you just put it down for a second to scratch your arse on the way back from the wire shop

orangebud · 04-09-2011 07:28PM

911 started the war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and soon Syria but feck it who cares the premiership is back next weekend

The Scientician · 04-09-2011 07:29PM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I'm not sure if AH is the right place for this so if not please move!

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September the 11th attacks I can't help thinking that world has changed completely since then. I think that things would be very different in many ways if those planes had never hit the WTC.

Air Travel for one will never be the same, words like Jihad, terrorist, Al-Qaeda are now commonplace in our vocabularies, the date September 11th will always now be associated with death, terror, evil etc.

I'm just curious as to other people's opinions? Do you think the world has changed? How would things be if the attacks never happened? Has you life personally been affected?

Also I can't be alone in thinking how fast those ten years went?

Hmmm terrorist was a pretty common word previous to September 11th.

Kevin Duffy · 04-09-2011 07:31PM

Captain_Generic wrote: »

You can't leave a cardboard box in public with wires hanging out of it, even if you just put it down for a second to scratch your arse on the way back from the wire shop

Let people know you'll only be there for a short time by placing a conspicuous alarm clock on top of the box, with a pre-set time marked on it which the second hand will tick towards. It'll reassure the suspicious.

My name is URL · 04-09-2011 07:32PM

The internet has had a far far bigger effect on the world over the last 10 years than 9/11 had, imo.

Saila · 04-09-2011 07:32PM

The Scientician wrote: »

Hmmm terrorist was a pretty common word previous to September 11th.

and so were hijackings, the whole flying them into buildings was new though

orourkeda · 04-09-2011 07:33PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOo06EOLBuY

orourkeda · 04-09-2011 07:34PM

My name is URL wrote: »

The internet has had a far far bigger effect on the world over the last 10 years than 9/11 had, imo.

In what sense?

For all sorts of practical reasons the september 11 attacks have had implications.

orourkeda · 04-09-2011 07:36PM

Zamboni wrote: »

I'd probably be as indifferent to 9/11 as most people are to the multitude of current atrocities are occurring in plenty of other countries around the globe.

Therein lies a certain hypocrisy alright

Eggy Baby! · 04-09-2011 07:38PM

*waits for armchair Jihadist comment*

04-09-2011 07:41PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28QukKjwLtI

The Waltzing Consumer · 04-09-2011 07:43PM

9/11 caused so many people to become absolute bonkers with conspiracy theories and completely ridiculous tinfoil hat wearing attitudes.

It turned a normal drummer in a pop group into a complete wacko who wears sunglasses all the time.

So thank you 9/11 :mad:

We have to deal with these "loose change" people now. :mad:

The Waltzing Consumer · 04-09-2011 07:44PM

oh, hi fieldog

Kylo Ren · 04-09-2011 07:46PM

Fieldog wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28QukKjwLtI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stVmEmJ666M

04-09-2011 07:46PM

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

oh, hi fieldog

Not normally a conspiracy nut but that documentary actually makes a lot of sense....

dun dun dun....

Aldebaran · 04-09-2011 07:46PM

What's the difference between 9/11 and a cow?

You stop milking a cow after 10 years.

orourkeda · 04-09-2011 07:46PM

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

9/11 caused so many people to become absolute bonkers with conspiracy theories and completely ridiculous tinfoil hat wearing attitudes.

It turned a normal drummer in a pop group into a complete wacko who wears sunglasses all the time.

So thank you 9/11 :mad:

We have to deal with these "loose change" people now. :mad:

As opposed to right wing war mongering US presidents who have absolutely no hesitation fighting wars on three fronts

orourkeda · 04-09-2011 07:48PM

Fieldog wrote: »

Not normally a conspiracy nut but that documentary actually makes a lot of sense....

dun dun dun....

Its not as loopy as it is made out.

Whether you agree with it or not is another matter but its not completely off the wall

suspectdevice · 04-09-2011 07:50PM

eh, it has had a major impact

it has taken away fundamental freedom in places like america, australia, the uk.

it has demonised people whose religious beliefs are no more extraordinary than 80% of the american and most of ireland

it has opened up the opportunity for corporations to get their hands on oil that would never have been theirs

has it had an impact? changed the world forever, and ever, and ever

cena · 04-09-2011 07:52PM

I think I change everything in the world. I have a cousin that was too be there that day but ended up have a school meeting. Have an other cousin thats a fireman in new york and wanted too go but his wife stopped him as he had young kids than.

Went too the museum of 9/11 last yearand all I found my self crying the hole time I was there. If ye ever get the chance too go. I differently say go. Its past of world history.

The Waltzing Consumer · 04-09-2011 07:52PM

orourkeda wrote: »

As opposed to right wing war mongering US presidents who have absolutely no hesitation fighting wars on three fronts

Lol, how is that an opposite and why does there need to be an opposite? People are just mentioning how things are different post 9/11. One way is that Jim Corr and his merry band of conspiracy nuts went wacko.

Barrt2 · 04-09-2011 07:53PM

It was a fast ten years. That is all..

The_Kew_Tour · 04-09-2011 07:53PM

9/11 while it was terrible and I have only great sympathy for all those who were killed and for those who last their Mum,Dad, brothers, sisters and friends.

But serious things happen every hour of every day i am afraid.

I had a previous job which brought me to countries and the things I saw were nothing short of terrifying.

Seen people shot, hanged(incident people in this case) raped, burnt.

Maybe the worst and the story that still haunts me the most was time I was in African country. Anyway we arrived in this area after been told that a massive massacre had happened and we needed find out more. What we found I cannot describe properly. It was a burnt out church where there was up to 70 children burned alive by an army. Man to this day I still have those pictures of these poor Children with no hope. I find it hard even explain anymore.

Now while I do think 9/11 was bad things like this happen so often the sad thing is they happen in countries nobody cares about.

This world is one cruel one..

John Doe1 · 04-09-2011 07:54PM

9/11 was overrated, i preferred oklohoma

merengueca · 04-09-2011 07:54PM

I remember walking out of a travel agents in Manchester after picking up tickets for the ferry home, turned on the car radio and heard what was going on. Got a call from a girl at work asking if she could use my computer to have a look at the internet to see what was going on (mine was the only computer in the office that had internet access). Two days later driving up from Dublin to Offaly on the old road through Enfield, Kinnegad, Tyrellpass etc with no petrol stations open as it was an official day of mourning.

10 years later still doing the same journey on a regular basis though haven't been in a travel agent in years (that was probably the last time), now the boss and staff now all have smart phones never mind desktops with internet access. The drive home is now motorway all the way.

It seems like Irelands boom was only just starting back then and now, well fair to say the boom is well and truly over.

I was just using the momentous date to then v now comparison.

9/11 Ten years on.....

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