Never Forget: 911 Was Awful, What We Did After Was Worse

Politicians who ask not to politicize tragedies, are often the ones politicizing tragedies to benefit themselves. ― President Donald Trump But enough about Trump’s rude behavior; let’s talk about the aftermath of 9/11 and how the U.S. exploited this tragedy to, among other things, increase discretionary military spending by 50 percent as our spending on social programs designed to benefit average Americans only increased by a comparatively measly 13 percent. Aside from the human toll, the War in Afghanistan alone has cost US taxpayers trillions of dollars, with essentially zero benefit to the people of Afghanistan we’re ostensibly trying to help. “Aside from the human toll, the War in Afghanistan alone has cost US taxpayers trillions of dollars, with essentially zero benefit to the people of Afghanistan we're ostensibly trying to help.” And what about Iraq? “Since September 12, 2001, Christian terrorists have been responsible for 73 percent of the extremist incidents that have taken place on US soil.” Meanwhile, here on American soil, the threat from terrorism has been on the rise ― and since Trump’s election, rapidly so, except that the threat has come primarily from radical white Christian terrorists, who since September 12, 2001 have been responsible for 73 percent of the extremist incidents that have taken place on US soil.