What if 9/11 would have happened in 2021?

Ok, so some of the root causes for today’s political climate in the US can likely be traced to post 9/11, but let’s assume 9/11 didn’t happen in 2001, but instead in 2021 with today’s political climate. How would the US have reacted to this event that let’s be honest impacted blue states (cities) more so than red states.

  • Fox News would argue some laser eyes blasted the Twin Towers to ashes.
  • Hannety and Fox and Friends would question 9/11 ever happened. What you saw on TV or in person was just made up by some Hollywood liberals.
  • Florida would block any travelers from New York out of fear to bring terrorist into the Sunshine state.
  • Q would drop some vague tweets arguing that there was a basement full of kidnapped babies under the Twin Towers and Soros blew up the Towers to get rid of the evidence of those baby torture chambers.
  • TV pastors would argue the US brought this on themselves for all their sins (oh, wait, I think this actually happened back in 2001).
  • Republicans would waive Blue Lives Matter flag, and then vote against funding to pay for first responders ongoing medical bills (oh, crap, that also happened).
  • Ted Cruz would have flown to Cancun.
  • Mitch McConnell would argue that there isn’t a need for a 9/11 commission since “we saw it all on TV.”
  • Demands to increase airport security would be met with fierce protest, demanding “our freedoms back.”
Carsten Schmidt @carstens