I didn’t downvote and haven’t previously commented on any of your posts as far as I remember, but political subjects have a lot of hurdles to overcome before they become worthwhile for discussion here. There’s a strong tendency for politically charged topics to generate more heat than light, so it’s best to broach such a topic only if it informs an epistemic point for which no other compelling examples exist or if it has powerful and immediate implications for instrumental optimization in some other field. Even then I’d be cautious.
Your survey doesn’t qualify in either respect, yet the bare mention of 9/11 carries a strong political charge by itself, to say nothing of any implications that might be sneaking in. I’d rather not see it here.
I didn’t downvote and haven’t previously commented on any of your posts as far as I remember, but political subjects have a lot of hurdles to overcome before they become worthwhile for discussion here. There’s a strong tendency for politically charged topics to generate more heat than light, so it’s best to broach such a topic only if it informs an epistemic point for which no other compelling examples exist or if it has powerful and immediate implications for instrumental optimization in some other field. Even then I’d be cautious.
Your survey doesn’t qualify in either respect, yet the bare mention of 9/11 carries a strong political charge by itself, to say nothing of any implications that might be sneaking in. I’d rather not see it here.