One would expect that the seriousness of the attacks would be common knowledge and that anyone with a high school education in the United States would know about them, but an interview with random students at George Mason University showed that this is not the case. Many of those who are aware that almost 3,000 people died are not aware that nearly 48,500 people have been diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers due to exposure to the dust and toxins at Ground Zero. Over 9,400 individuals have died from illnesses tied to toxic exposure following the September 11 attacks, more than triple the 2,977 people killed on the day of.
In addition to the toxic smoke of 9/11, there was another toxic smoke blinding Americans to what happened and why. The consequences of this smoke may be just as lethal as the consequences of the smoke from the collapsing buildings on 9/11.
This smoke began to spread when President George Bush, six days after the attack, told Americans that Islam is a religion of peace. This rhetorical smoke hides the truth about the role Islam played in motivating the terrorists. More smoke of this nature has been spread by people like Hasan Piker, who said that America deserved 9/11. It was spread by Melat Kiros, the winner of the Democrat primary in Colorado, who stated that U.S. foreign policy made the 9/11 terrorist attacks “inevitable.” N.Y. Democrat primary winner and Mamdani-backed Aber Kawas added to the smoke when she said that the attacks were the result of American capitalism, racism, and white supremacy. More smoke is spread by Muslim groups such as CAIR (which is influencing K–12 curricula), by leftists, and by foreign countries through social media such as TikTok.
Young Americans have posted videos on TikTok sympathizing with Osama bin Laden. A survey published by the KTUL News Report found that nearly one in five Americans aged 18 to 29 held a positive or somewhat positive view of Osama bin Laden. The Daily Mail poll found that three in 10 Gen Z members believe he was a “force for good.”
In addition to creating confusion about where the guilt lies, smoke is spread that makes the attacks appear to be a minor, insignificant event. Representative Ilhan Omar described the attacks with the words “some people did something.” Aber Kawas said the attack was “something a couple of people did” and “The idea we have to apologize for a terror attack that a couple of people did and then there is no apology or reparations for genocides and for slavery ... is something I find reprehensible.”
On the anniversary of 9/11, some of the smoke clears as we read or watch the stories of those who survived and recognize that when Ilhan Omar and Aber Kawas describe the events as “something happened,” what happened was an extremely cruel Islamic attack on the American people.
On the anniversary of 9/11, the propaganda smoke begins to clear when we learn about the heroism of those “racist capitalists” who, according to Aber, deserved what they got.
We might learn about Welles Crowther, an equities trader and volunteer firefighter to whom President Trump awarded posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Known as the “man in the red bandana,” Welles wore a red handkerchief over his face to block smoke. He made multiple trips up the stairs to guide at least 18 survivors to safety. He perished when the south tower fell. Judy Wein is one of the survivors alive today because of Crowther. She said, “People can live 100 years and not have the compassion, the wherewithal to do what he did.”
We might come across the story of Rick Rescorla, a member of the capitalist organization Morgan Stanley. On 9/11, Rescorla saved the lives of 2,687 Morgan Stanley employees, plus 250 office visitors. When he safely had them outside, he went back in to save more. Thanks to his efforts, only 13 Morgan Stanley employees died on that day. He was one of them. Having breathed the smoke so long, we might wonder how such a capitalist, who we are taught by the left must be greedy and selfish, could be such a good person.
Some of the stories of heroes and heroines that hadn’t been told before were told on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Twenty-something greedy, selfish Wall Street associate capitalist Samantha Silverman told the terrifying story of her experiences on The Sutherland Show. She wrote an inspirational book about what she learned from her experiences called Silver Linings: From Surviving to Thriving After 9/11. In the book, she wrote, “I survived the attacks but was trapped in trauma.” She decided to turn her PTSD into an opportunity to help people and went back to school to become a therapist. She now has her own practice, Silver Linings Mental Health.
When we hear these stories, the smoke may clear enough that we recognize that not all capitalists are bad. In fact, we might recognize that some of them are very, very good. We might question whether capitalism is as bad as socialists like Aber Kawas would have us believe. Maybe capitalism is good for America. Al-Qaeda recognized how important capitalism is to the well-being of the United States. That’s why they targeted the World Trade Center.
On the anniversary of September 11, we are reminded of the firemen who, while people were fleeing down the stairs of the World Trade Center buildings, climbed the stairs and saved lives. For a moment we might feel awe at the courage and greatness of these American firefighters. It might dawn on us that America isn’t that bad despite all the allegations we have heard. Our leftist youth might even feel a moment of pride in America...until the smoke of Islamist and left-wing propaganda fogs their brains again.
Source: American Thinker.
