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After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we all looked beyond their political ideologies, gender, race, age, and religion to mourn together. ... However, as time passed and the reality of war set in, our unity as a nation all but disappeared as the political polarization between conservatives and liberals re-emerged. Despite the appearance of unification existing amongst Americans after the events of September 11, the citizens of the United States have, nonetheless, become less unified since the War on Terror, and their subsequent political stances, have broadened.
In the past three years, two main thoughts have emerged on ways to handle the actions of the “evildoers”, the conspirators that committed the horrific crimes on September 11. ... Robert Bresler argues in “A Contentious Unity- State of the Nation”, “Much of this contention is political theater. ... This contentious unity we continue to observe is not a façade; it is a reality.
The lack of unity in America is nothing new. ... Similar to the times of Pearl Harbor, we now face the same pressing questions and opposing ideas since September 11. Although we Americans did join as one to support our nation after devastating, catastrophic events such as Pearl Harbor and September 11, the unification is predictably brief.
Approximate Word count = 1024
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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