9/12: When the World Celebrated Our Dead

Prominent voices called 9/11 “chickens coming home to roost.” Blaming the victim for their own murder didn't stay fringe — it's now common.

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The Marriage of Postmodern Masochism and Premodern Sadism

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9/12: When the World Celebrated Our Dead

Prominent voices called 9/11 “chickens coming home to roost.” Blaming the victim for their own murder didn't stay fringe — it's now common.

By Richard Landes Most Americans had no idea, in the days after 9/11, just how many people around the world weren't grieving with them — some were celebrating.