Respectfully, I don't think killing people by the hundreds should be gratifying, whatever the circumstances.
Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
I understand your point and agree.
My point is that the basis for this economic harm will originate in the public's irrational fear of death by terrorism. I can distinctly remember reporters shoving their mic's in peoples' faces at the airports a month after 9-11 and asking passengers if they "thought it was safe to fly," (and thereby insinuating -- contrary to the mountain of statistical data proving otherwise -- that it wasn't.)
I'm amazed at how artificial and influenced by society 's whims our economy is. How can something so intangible be so fragile? Of course, if people just went on with their business on 9/12 it would've rendered the attack completely ineffective. They weren't just crashing planes, their goal was a reaction. And they got it. We brought the rest down on ourselves.