Steven Malanga, City Journal: Tale of Two Crises
The 9/11 attacks brought New York together; Covid has helped fracture it.
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a debate in New York about whether the city can recover the vitality that it had before the virus. Optimists point to how Gotham bounced back stronger than ever after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001—19 years ago today—though the devastating attacks sparked predictions that it might be decades before New York could rebound. It’s provocative to compare these two existential crises, nearly 20 years apart.
I’m on the side of the optimists, but I’m not sure that 9/11 is a useful template for what’s happening today. Some crises unite us, and 9/11 was one of those. Some cataclysms divide us, exacerbating our differences and amplifying the challenges we face. For a host of reasons—differences in leadership chief among them—the pandemic is one of those.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 11, 2020
Remembering Flight 93 and heroes of 9/11 -- David L. Bernhardt, Post Gazette
The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote -- Garrett M. Graff, Politico
Intra-Afghan talks: A long, complicated process with no guarantee of success -- Shamil Shams & Masood Saifullah, DW
After 9/11: Has Germany failed in Afghanistan? -- Sandra Petersmann & Nina Werkhäuser, DW
Afghanistan talks: bitter foes with incompatible goals -- AFP
Doha talks could reshape Afghanistan, but peace not assured -- AFP
As China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus gains momentum, what is the outlook? -- Orange Wang, SCMP
‘Negative Peace’? China’s Approach to the Middle East -- Guy Burton, War On The Rocks
From Engagement to Pressure: The EU Gets Tougher on North Korean Sanctions -- Ramon Pacheco Pardo, 38 North
With UAE deal, Israel opens tentative new chapter with Gulf Arabs -- Frank Gardner, BBC
Putin holds key to Belarus crisis as Lukashenko heads to Moscow -- Shaun Walker, The Guardian
U.S. economy is improving, weeks before the election. Will Trump benefit? -- Ann Saphir, Reuters
OPEC at 60 — an oil cartel on life support -- Ashutosh Pandey, DW
Can Social Media Incite a War? -- David C. Benson, Ociris
Coronavirus vaccination: What are we actually waiting for? -- Julia Vergin, DW
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Portland Dentist Warns Her Followers that Antifa Is Committing Fire Terrorism in Oregon
"On Wednesday evening a Washington man named Jeffrey Acord called 911 to report a fire on the side of SR-167 near Pallyup, Washington.
After calling the police, Mr. Acord then set to live streaming himself to his Facebook Page. The video was later posted to YouTube. During the video you can see the police question Acord and after a period of time, the video ends as they arrest him for Reckless Burning 2nd Degree."
Democrats/socialists/ANTIFA are waging war.
It is 9/11 and so the invasion of Iraq in 2003 plus WMD's has come up.
Scott Ritter was busted on child porn.
As corrupt as the FBI is, did the Deep State set him up? I am not sure that Ritter is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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