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    The Political Climate 


    Following 09/11 
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    Kamie Young 

    The text we are studying ends just after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. If you had an opportunity to

    write the final chapter of the text, how would you write the history?

    If I could rewrite the last chapter of the text I would expand on how the United States

    handled the attack of 9/11. Expanding on the legislation that would follow the attack led by the

    Bush administration and how political moves after that time would have affected the people.

    Including how those of the same racial origin were treated at this time and how their lives were

    changed in America by the terrorism. This would be important as a comparison of how the

    American people acted with what had happened to the Japanese Americans and other groups that

    had been affected by their origin countries actions. This would show the changes made in the

    culture of the American people over time and so many reforms were supposed to help find racism

    at home.

    Using the year 2010 as a starting point, construct a timeline essay of 6 successive, related events

    culminating with a current event that you believe has shaped the nation into what it is today.

    Include a ​reflection​ on how these events have shaped your perception about your surroundings

    and the world in which you live?

    1.) The move back to patriotism with the crash of the planes into the twin towers.

     
     

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    After the terrorist act on 9/11 American rallied together to create relief for those affected

    by the loss. Many people came together to donate goods immediately after the broadcast by news

    channels showed the towers collapse. On the other end, Americans also rallied to bring justice to

    the ones who caused the planes to crash into the towers. This sparked the togetherness of being

    an “American” that allowed the people to unify behind one event to create new legislation at

    home and intervene in foreign issues.

    2.) The foreign withdrawal of troops.

    “December 15, 2011 - The war in Iraq is declared over when President Obama orders the

    last combat troops to leave the country.” (America’s Best History) During Obama’s first term he

    was able to finish the war in Afghanistan and agreed to pull out troops from these occupied areas.

    Though troops still remained in the area there were significantly less there. This half-promise led

    to a further divide among people politically. Later Obama would again enter into battles in Syria

    and northern Iraq to combat ISIS.

    3.) The environmental movements towards “green energy”.

    “The Paris climate agreement, otherwise known as COP21, was the first global agreement

    for tackling climate change ever enacted.”( 7 Ways Obama Helped Protect the Planet From

    Climate Change.) Global Citizen says that in a modest move this should help with carbon gas

    emissions globally. He also helped to clean up different industries such as power plants and put

    new restrictions on car emissions. Through the changes made with the environmental shift new

    jobs were also created which helped to ease some of the discomfort growing in America over the
     

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    loss of wages and the lack of jobs. While not a complete fix to the growing unrest it did provide

    some relief to those in need while also helping the concerns of environmentalists.

    4.) The divide in politics.

    “President Barack Obama wins a significant victory, 332 electoral votes to 206, for his

    second term in office against Republican challenger and businessman Mitt Romney. Congress

    remained status quo with divided government as the House of Representatives remained in

    Republican hands and the Senate in Democratic hands.” For a while in politics there has been a

    constant divide among Democrats and Republicans with few things they can both agree on.

    5.) The move towards benefits for the middle class.

    “We are the 99%" slogan, referring to income inequality.”(The Year of 2011) Though

    this movement of peaceful protests didn’t come to anything it did spark the movement to regain

    wealth for the middle class. “​Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in

    income and wealth, and shed some—but by no means all—of its characteristic faith in the

    future.”(The Lost Decade of The Middle Class) With the shrinking of the middle class, a large

    majority of the people are becoming restless with the political climate surrounding taxes and job

    security. The next presidential elections between Obama and Romney, according to Pew

    Research, states that the future looks “muted” for the most part and that neither Obama or

    Romney really offer much for the middle class which suffered greatly during the 2000’s.

    6.) The growing distrust of the government.


     

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    Obama had his own scandals, “The Obama Administration was buffeted by a surveillance

    scandal and its own failure to smoothly implement the Affordable Care Act.” (The Biggest

    Political Stories of 2013, The Editors, Dec. 13th 2013.) In the end, Obama largely “got nothing

    done” as is stated in The Atlantic in 2013 which left people frustrated as money was wasted on a

    highly criticized plan by the Obama administration.

    Along with the failure of Obamacare ,Trump ended the requirement of having insurance

    or paying a hefty fine that doubled every year. Which among an already divided political

    spectrum helped the majority of Americans to move away from a career politician as their

    president and elect Donald Trump for president in 2016. Someone who spoke for the middle

    class and was willing to negotiate in forgein affairs to create jobs in America and better the

    economy at home while reducing the debt. Working theoretical wars rather than expensive real

    ones to better the lives of American’s no matter the given class.

    These events tie together what concerns are arising through the political spectrum now in

    2019. Unwilling to go into a costly war, most people are concerned with the effects of policies on

    daily life. Whether it’s their jobs, income, equality for all races/genders, or the increase of

    political transparency there is a voice for it. The global “war” has calmed enough to fight the

    unrest that has been growing in America over the last 2 decades. Something my generation will

    have to battle for years to come is how to balance all these things in a way that keeps true to the

    constitution and improve the wealth of the middle and lower class.
     

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    Resources

    (The Biggest Political Stories of 2013, The Editors, Dec. 13th 2013.)

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/12/the-biggest-politics-stories-of-2013/282158

    (America’s Best History) ​https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2010.html

    (The Year of 2011), ​http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/2011.html

    (The Lost Decade of The Middle Class, Pew Research Center, Aug. 22nd, 2012.)

    https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/the-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/

    (​7 Ways Obama Helped Protect the Planet From Climate Change, Global Citizen)

    https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/7-of-obamas-biggest-climate-change-victories/

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