It Is The 17'Th Anniversary Of The Most Horrifying Event Of The 21'St Century

I'm an American, and I disagree with you. I don't know anyone who wasn't horrified by what happened in Indonesia, or Haiti. Many Americans went overseas as volunteers to give aid, or donated money or supplies.

That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then. It has had not just emotional effects, but tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport.

I resent it when people try to project alleged superiority onto Americans. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. I'm from a rural area of a red state, and I have been traveling through Africa for 6 weeks, currently in Madagascar. When people try to make ridiculous caricatures about Americans like me, I just shake my head. It's wrong to make sweeping generalizations about any group of people. We're all individuals.