I was in middle school when 9/11 happened. Even at that age, I didn't understand the "they hated democracy" reasoning for 9/11. I remember as a kid, it was very common for adults to say the government lied about JFK's murder and question the official "paparazzi " narrative of Princess Diana's death.
So as a young kid, people who today would be moderates and Democrats commonly made jokes about "the Kennedy curse" and all kinds of stories about Vietnam.
I think there was more awareness in the public space that the government was primarily lying crooks.
I thought Iraq and Afghanistan would've been more of a wake-up call for millennials. That was a bipartisan hoax and now the name "Patriot Act" makes a lot more sense after J6.
The reality is I don't think many Americans trust the government but a portion of Americans just want to be "good citizens." So even if they know the government is lying or corrupt, they go along because it reduces their suffering and ensures their material comfort.
I was in middle school when 9/11 happened. Even at that age, I didn't understand the "they hated democracy" reasoning for 9/11. I remember as a kid, it was very common for adults to say the government lied about JFK's murder and question the official "paparazzi " narrative of Princess Diana's death.
So as a young kid, people who today would be moderates and Democrats commonly made jokes about "the Kennedy curse" and all kinds of stories about Vietnam.
I think there was more awareness in the public space that the government was primarily lying crooks.
I thought Iraq and Afghanistan would've been more of a wake-up call for millennials. That was a bipartisan hoax and now the name "Patriot Act" makes a lot more sense after J6.
The reality is I don't think many Americans trust the government but a portion of Americans just want to be "good citizens." So even if they know the government is lying or corrupt, they go along because it reduces their suffering and ensures their material comfort.