MASS HYSTERIA AFTER 9/11
WHAT IS MASS HYSTERIA?
Mass hysteria is a contagious frenzy of senseless behavior in reaction to an event.
HOW DID 9/11 LEAD TO MASS HYSTERIA?
9/11 lead to mass hysteria because it was a horrible, sudden tragedy that many people did not see coming. Nobody knew how to react. Numerous people were affected and families were scarred and they lived in a state of paranoia.
Ever since 9/11 Americans have been living in terror. Many people had gone into shock, and it brought fear into their lives. Americans didn't know what to do or how to react, many panicked and had violent outbursts themselves. The attack was terrible it killed many people, and it was the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.
EXAMPLES OF MASS HYSTERIA:
- Americans started burning down mosques and vandalizing them after 9/11.
- Individuals were killed solely because they were Muslim.
- Acts of violence and discrimination rose.
- Prejudice and racism towards those of the Islamic faith, people were more stereotypical.
- A few months after 9/11 there were 700 reported incidents of hate crimes towards Arab-Americans.
- Crimes based on religion, mostly affected people from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
- Muslims were teased and called terrorists simply because of their looks and beliefs.
Furthermore, Americans became paranoid and their trust in people started to shatter. In airports around the U.S. security checks became more personal especially if you were Middle Eastern, and if there was an Arab passenger, airport security would check their belongings nonstop and immediately they would be put under suspicion because of their features.
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