CarwilBJ’s Twitter Archive—№ 32,957

I was asking myself what else does the USA remember after 21 years, and I doubt very much that the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting will significantly register at 5 years, twenty days from now. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting
Permalink On twitter.com 2022 Sep 11 Mood -1 🙁

…in reply to @CarwilBJ
More importantly, how many changes in culture or policy were made in response to the deaths of 61 people, injuries to 867, and shooting of 413? We can still see the policy shifts post-9/11 all around us.
Permalink On twitter.com 2022 Sep 11 Mood -4 🙁

…in reply to @CarwilBJ
Of course an almost hyperactive memory of September 11 was made possible by mass replay of the violence in the first month, injunctions to never forget, memorials in every state.
Permalink On twitter.com 2022 Sep 11 Mood -4 🙁

…in reply to @CarwilBJ
By wrapping 9/11 victims in the flag (and, among other things, making literal flags covered with their names), by naming the event after a date, and by public memorials, the attack was made "unforgettable."
On twitter.com 2022 Sep 11 Mood -4 🙁

…in reply to @CarwilBJ
But without a foreign enemy or a war, the largest mass killing in the USA since 2001 doesn't stick in the national consciousness.
Permalink On twitter.com ❤️ 1 Favorite 2022 Sep 11 Mood -7 🙁

…in reply to @CarwilBJ
For a review of the Las Vegas shooting and the political nonresponse, see Eminem's video "Darkness." m.youtube.com/watch?v=RHQC4fAhcbU
Permalink On twitter.com 2022 Sep 11 Mood -1 🙁