What this section makes me think about is the power that the video recording and images of the 9/11 attacks had on the American people.
With this event, as the book said, the terrorists got their desired affect. It wasn't about the buildings themselves, but the spectacle of it.
But this video also was able to stir the country into accepting far more radical and violent Anti-Terrorist policies to hold the people responsible for their horrendous actions. In the context of the book, this acceptance isn't just because of a political reality (people willing to act stronger immediately after something stirring) but rather an explanation and example of the sheer power a video can have on the public.
-Thomas Holland
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