How Has 9/11 Affected America

The tragedy of 9/11 affected Americans with an everlasting effect. It open American people’s eyes to the world of terrorism causing an array of emotional, behavioral and ethical changes. Understanding the history of terrorism will help us determine the why behind such acts. Is Terrorism political? Is it a religious cause? Is it to cause confusion amongst a nation so that they don’t trust their government and seek out something or someone else for it? As (Nigdy, & Ritchie, 2018) have identified, terrorism has its roots from first century AD. A terrorist Jewish organization broken down into two groups, the Sicarii and the Zealots. The Sicarii who targeted other Jews that were collaborating with the Roman government and the Zealots who targeted

The importance of analyzing terrorism is to understand the impact it has had on all factors mentioned above but also to see what changes it has had on behavior, expression and ethics on the human being. When the attacks of 9/11 occurred on American soil, the American people initially reacted with fear, anxiety and anger. Since then, we are witnessing the second and third order effects of it, impacting human behavior, expression and ethics. 9/11 has affected American people in profoundly deep and lingering ways till this day that are both positive and

There was a newfound unity all over America, flags appearing everywhere. In all social classes, from political figures, artists and athletes coming together and conduct concerts, rallies etc. many Americans gave blood and donated millions of dollars across the country. There was a unity amongst Americans with important values as well. Unity also brought some tolerance (Schieffer, 2011) remembered driving to work the next day and notice road rage was gone, people would honk but with a smile. This unity unfortunately did not last long. Now almost 17 years after 9/11, Americans fight about everything, from gun control, everything offends everyone and with social media only adding fuel to the fire fueling the divide. “After the 9/11 attacks, the nation rallied against a common enemy. It was Americans vs. the terrorists. But soon the country was back to Americans vs. Americans” (Petrecca, 2017).

Ethics pre, post 9/11 and now have seen changes. A report published in the Social Science Quarterly examined short and long term effects of 9/11 on Americans worth inclinations. “Results shown that the short-term effects of 9/11 are significant: Americans' were willing to 'trade' equality and economic security for social order. In the long term, these effects fade and value preferences swing back to pre-9/11 levels” (Cluk, 2016). This shows us how our internal ethic system when you have feelings of anxiety and fear causes a shift in fundamental