A quarter century ago is not so long ago for these sorts of things. Many of us remember it vividly. Some of us lived in NYC or Pennsylvania or the DC area at the time. The consequences of that year have lasted for a generation and are not done with us yet – remind me again when we withdrew from Iraq or closed Guantanamo Bay?
In a similar manner, I as a child grew up under the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis, though it happened ten, twenty, or more years prior.
A quarter century ago is not so long ago for these sorts of things.
When we spend our time in a niche subreddit that has more teenagers than everyone over 35, the sense that 25 years ago is ancient history is hard to beat down unfortunately.
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u/Tyhgujgt George Soros Oct 08 '24
Where was the USA involved in 2001?