These editorial cartoons document how America went insane after 9/11 attacks
The 9/11 terrorist attacks did not just result in major changes to the U.S. government, but also the press corps.
With President George W. Bush banging the drums of war, much of the national press rallied around the flag as Congress voted to invade Afghanistan, pass the Patriot Act, invade Iraq and create the Department of Homeland Security.
That dynamic was on full display in a Twitter thread posted by user Kiki Rosecrans. The thread came from the 2002 edition of the book Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.
Here is the thread Rosecrans posted as America commemorates the 20th anniversary of the attacks:
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631234555.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631235039.0
Jim’s on to something here imo https://t.co/o4X65IqXPF
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631235100.0
Ok I can post more now hold on
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631251773.0
This one https://t.co/O1gJLlb322
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631252110.0
Oop https://t.co/VwpnPE7tWO
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631252138.0
Not racist, he’s saying they all have to look cool as shit https://t.co/m3J1sUovca
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631252284.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631252455.0
Whelp https://t.co/NyLi4AxIrV
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631252649.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631253502.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631253562.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631253655.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631254446.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631290716.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631290759.0
Guess Osama didn’t get that memo https://t.co/boAnHQtrNT
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631291929.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631291988.0
It’s all his fault https://t.co/XIebVWVSCL
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631292044.0
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— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631292115.0
Raise hell https://t.co/FCxAE0OXiB
— Kiki Rosecrans (@KikiRosecrans) 1631293789.0