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Constructing a Post 9/11 Society

Constructing a Post 9/11 Society. A. Like a Hollywood Movie B. Conflict breeds Solidarity: Patriotism, Unity after 9/11 -- A major event pulls diverse social groups in proximate social space, reducing emotional and ideological distances.

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Constructing a Post 9/11 Society

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  1. Constructing a Post 9/11 Society

  2. A. Like a Hollywood Movie B. Conflict breeds Solidarity: Patriotism, Unity after 9/11 -- A major event pulls diverse social groups in proximate social space, reducing emotional and ideological distances. -- The nation is a political symbol. When attacked, or perceived as attacked, solidarity forms around the symbols. But not just any symbols: those symbols that are emblematic of leadership and value strengths.

  3. -- Rituals are symbolic events. In this case, those events designed to produce solidarity. Types of rituals include, displays of flags, concerts, sports, memorials for the dead (on YouTube and in public spaces). Solidarity rituals are not done by everyone and of equal intensity. ‘For those of us who are raised to the left, I thought, 'Hmm, are we patriotic?' ‘ said Jessica Skintges, 32, a self-described leftist from the District who was giving blood. ‘Well, yes, we are.’ Skintges, an equal opportunity officer at the Department of Justice, said she had ‘a lot of friends who are peaceniks, who protest the death penalty, who never felt patriotic. And now they want to paint a flag on their cars.’ -- The Washington Post September 13, 2001, Pg. B01 Mary Beth Sheridan and Lena H. Sun. ‘The warden's office at Centinela State Prison got a letter last week from an inmate serving a three-year sentence for selling drugs. The inmate was horrified by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and asked officials to withdraw $100 from his personal account and donate the money to families of the victims in New York. ‘Many inmates on their very own, from the moment this happened, wanted to do something,’ said Deavonne Long, a spokeswoman at the Imperial County prison. ‘These inmates,’ he said, ‘are Americans, too.’ -- The San Diego Union-Tribune September 25, 2001, Pg. B-2, ‘State prisoners work to help terror victims,’ Alex Roth.

  4. C. 9/11 Becomes a Sacred Event and Ground Zero “Hallowed Ground” D. Tension between appropriately acknowledging the event and profiting from it “If we don’t [insert activity here], the terrorists will have won.” G. Creating the Enemy is the Pretext for Government Responses

  5. Government Responses to 9/11 -- National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, AKA „9/11 Commission” -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or O.D.N.I. -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

  6. Government Responses to 9/11 -- Homeland Security Advisory System

  7. Government Responses to 9/11 -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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