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Amishman

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34. Not remotely in the same league. 9/11 was a thousand times worse.

Tue Aug 2, 2022, 06:54 PM

Aug 2022

I can't even begin to imagine the thought process that could pretend to equivalate the two.

We're still dealing with the fallout of 9/11 over twenty years later. It broke our country and the world.

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Was the attack upon our Capitol worse then the attack on the WTC on September 11th? [View all] kentuck Aug 2022 OP

Jan. 6th was worse. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #1

9/11 was horrid. Changed our country for the worse jimfields33 Aug 2022 #8

The difference is that the 9/11 attack was from enemies from without the US Bev54 Aug 2022 #16

1/6 was much worse because our country was attacked by its own citizens. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #2

They were both terrorist attacks, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #3

J6 was way worse. 9/11 was an "Us Against Them" scenario like Pearl Harbor; J6 catbyte Aug 2022 #4

Yes. SamKnause Aug 2022 #5

The attack on the Capitol was done by Americans encouraged to do so by the POTUS MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #6

Rupert Murdoch has done more damage to our country than any terrorist. sop Aug 2022 #7

AQ could never bring down democracy or America but MAGA can uponit7771 Aug 2022 #9

Only if we let it happen. OLDMDDEM Aug 2022 #11

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2022 #12

Will be interesting to see how much recency bias plays into the responses BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #10

We agree, however nothing is so black and white Dave says Aug 2022 #13

Worse. 9/11 was not an existential threat, a coup is. n/t malthaussen Aug 2022 #14

9/11 was worse because it so successfully weakened our Democracy Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #15

9/11 profoundly altered history Sympthsical Aug 2022 #17

+1 ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #18

The country will never be the same after 1/6 AZProgressive Aug 2022 #30

We could blatantly lose, too Sympthsical Aug 2022 #31

We always have had a peaceful transition of power AZProgressive Aug 2022 #32

Roughly stated... xocetaceans Aug 2022 #19

Yes we can do it Aug 2022 #20

Arguably EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #21

September 11 absolutely the WORST nt Raine Aug 2022 #22

9/11 Baggies Aug 2022 #23

They are different events and can't fairly be compared Novara Aug 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Aug 2022 #25

On January 6th, Americans were the terrorists. spanone Aug 2022 #26

Yes - way worse n/t malaise Aug 2022 #27

They were different Bettie Aug 2022 #28

Yes, it was an inside job which I think is worse n/t Beringia Aug 2022 #29

Too soon to tell. Iggo Aug 2022 #33

Not remotely in the same league. 9/11 was a thousand times worse. Amishman Aug 2022 #34

911 worse as to loss of life treestar Aug 2022 #35

1-6 was worse in many ways. Littlered Aug 2022 #36

By far. marmar Aug 2022 #37

Not to ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #38

I think it is the best comparison we can make. kentuck Aug 2022 #41

I said ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #42

You said it was "obscene". kentuck Aug 2022 #43

You are ForgedCrank Aug 2022 #46

Well known hawk Richard Haas was on Morning JoeScum today malaise Aug 2022 #39

In the long run, 1/6 was the worst of the two incidents. (nt) Paladin Aug 2022 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2022 #44

As one wise American President once said, Tommy Carcetti Aug 2022 #45

As of today I would say no because kairos12 Aug 2022 #47