Post "post-9/11" that is. I am trying to note if I see any markers for the ending of an era. Whether you think that that terrible day was caused by the alignment of a great number of extraordinary unlikelihoods giving the terrorists a clean run they would never have gotten on any other day or whether you think the years since 9/11 without a repetition of the horror are as a result of the winning of the war on terror, there will be a time some day that will be after the post-9/11 era.
I noticed the events in Edinburgh this week, the protests against the G8 and the echoes of the violence to the Battle in Seattle and wonder if that is one of the markers.
Update: weeks later I realize I have another post called Post Post so I dub this Post Post II.
Comments
Alan - July 7, 2005 8:06 am
You know, I actually thought about something like this happening after I posted my thoughts above. Here is a timeline of events from the BBC.
Alan - July 7, 2005 1:01 pm
Context of other major terror events.
Alan - July 8, 2005 10:06 am
Through Nick the Kind, I found this well written description of being in a Edinburgh police/protester clash. Rose Street, the site of these events, is famous for (and a personal site of mine in mini-version many moon ago) fine pub crawlery. I love the ending:<blockquote class="smalltext">Two anarchist girls, standouts in the throng of regular people, walked alongside me. One complained loudly: "Why is it they're only arresting the hot guys? It's like they're trying everything to make us miserable." I looked over. We made eye contact, and they began to laugh.</blockquote>Even nihilists in black have sub-agenda.