We Are Still Living in a Post-9/11 World

On September 11, 2001, everything changed. The events of that fateful day need not be repeated. We all know what happened. Some of us would like to forget September 11, 2001, but like it or not, we are still living in a post-9/11 world.

Look at any calendar. It's now April 6, 2009. As much as liberals like myself may not like to admit it, September 11, 2001, is a past date and, we are, thus, still in a post-9/11 world. Mayor Guliani was right. Some may argue that, because September comes after April, we are not as of now in a post-9/11 world. Ah, but look at the year. While April precedes September, 2009 follows 2001.

What is even more sombering to acknowledge is that, unless time is cyclical, we will always be in a post-9/11 world. We can never turn back time so that we are living in a year before 2001.