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[csomar]

Last time I visited the US, the TSA still exists. Pretty sure the effects have remained. Not sure about the "unifying force" fantasy though.

[mrguyorama → csomar]

9/11 didn't unify the USA, it was used as a cudgel to beat any defectors into submission.

[sokoloff → mrguyorama]

I was in the US on Thursday September 6th and Thursday September 13th.

From everything I observed in the days and weeks following, there was a massive increase in feelings and expressions of unity. (These were also temporary.)