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Real-time reaction to the 9/11 attacks on MetaFilter, one of the web's earliest public blogs (www.metafilter.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4850144

Two comments in particular stand out:

This is going to be a big turning point in the history and character of this country, I think. posted by Doug at 8:51 AM on September 11, 2001 [207 favorites +] [!]

my greatest fear is how our government is going to respond. more erosion of freedom in the name of security. mark my words. posted by rebeccablood at 12:10 PM on September 11, 2001 [311 favorites +] [!]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“This is going to be a big turning point in the history and character of this country, I think.” Well predicted, Doug.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Believe in the teachings of Nostradougmus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Doug and Rebeccablood fucked us. That's where the government got their ideas from.