25 Years Later, 9/11 Carries Different Meaning Across Generations
A quarter-century later, memories of the attacks still differ by generation, family loss, military service and the post-9/11 security state.
- Friday marked 25 years since the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. fundamentally altered American society, yet its meaning continues to evolve differently across generations.
- The aftermath prompted a massive reorganization of the Department of Homeland Security and creation of the Transportation Security Administration, which Jayesh Rathod, a professor at Georgetown Law, said normalized an "amorphous threat."
- Immigration policies like the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System targeted Muslim-majority nations, while Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Arizona gas station owner, was killed four days after the attacks.
- For younger Americans born after 2001, the tragedy resembles historical lessons like Pearl Harbor, as 21-year-old Lashgari noted her generation lacks direct experience of pre-attack American life.
- Recent events like COVID have reshaped collective memory; many younger people found the pandemic their defining moment of uncontrollable change, fundamentally shifting how 9/11 is remembered historically.
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