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Originally Posted by Beerfest
What do you mean by "a bit like a dream" just wondering.
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I don't mean that everything was perfect back then, but if you compare the time prior to with the time since, there was certainly a lot more confidence in the stability and prosperity of Western society back then. Aspects of North American life which have really been shaken since then (security, individual liberties, economic security and prospects, a functional American government etc.) were maybe taken for granted prior to 2001 and are less so now.
I suppose in a sense I feel that what has been shaken in the time since September 11th has been more than the sum of its parts. Life has gotten tougher and the outlook has become more bleak on several fronts, but the bigger thing that was so damaged was the ideal that represented American life. The optimism and idealism that was such a strong characteristic of the culture is not what it used to be, and that is sad.