Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Harsh though that sounds , I do think that the appalling event of 9/11 has brought America, as a whole, into an awareness that they did not have before.
The same attitude that prevailed back in 1939 you think Jock? We're OK over here, nobody can touch us, so we'll just let those pesky Europeans get on with their never-ending squabbles. Didn't last though and 9/11 brought a harsh reminder that nowhere can live in isolation from the rest of the world.
Having visited there before and after the event I noticed a marked proliferation of flag-flying afterwards so it obviously had a profound effect on nationalist sentiments.
My personal experience was facing redundancy shortly after the event from my then American employers due, in part, to the financial uncertainty that followed it.