prediction : culture : HAS 911 MADE AMERICA A MORE INTOLERANT PLACE TO LIVE? [+] ballot by RobinGaylord created Tue Apr 05, 05 We have all been pretty good at focusing on the ‘good’ changes that have taken place in America since the attack, such as the outpouring of patriotism. But I think that we are hiding one of the biggest and most damaging changes from entering the public forum and that has been the dramatic increase in intolerance since 911. Journalists have shown polls that convey that Americans were more tolerant of homosexuals before the attack and the number of people that supported gay marriage prior to it held a slim majority (now the opposite side has the majority). We heard of the racist attacks on Arab Americans, as well as our disregard for their freedom by denying them their constitutional rights by locking them in prison without legal council and without setting a trial date (believe me I think this is one of the biggest injustices of our day but most of America is silent about it. It will come back to haunt us). We are polarized now because Americans now have stereotypical views of what a liberal or conservative is (they are just different ideologies not separate cultures). If America wishes to truly recover from the 911 attacks we are going to have to embrace a lot more than we marginalize and isolate. We may be too vain to admit it but we still have a long road till we recover from this. Has 911 made America a more intolerant place to live? Yes No Ballot #71064 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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