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American reaction to tragedy of 9/11
Updated: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 6:09 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 6:06 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - When terrorist planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, heroes came out of the woodwork.
As individuals, Americans did what they always do as a whole - we did not really know what to do.
"The reactions to September 11 were alternately extremely prissy and amazingly hardcore and we went back and forth continuously and we're still doing it," Old Dominion University political scientist Aaron Karp said. "Why is it that we're still commemorating September 11 in the same way? The families have largely moved on."
Karp says historically, America has moved on from tragedy more quickly. He says there has been a decision to longer on 9/11 and make it a touchstone for the future of society.
Karp told WAVY.com America used to be defied as a nation of self-invention. He says now, it is all about learning lessons from history, perpetuating history and honoring it.
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