d,strugglingtoregainourlostsenseofsafetyandsecurity.Theterroristattacksputusatthebottomofthehierarchyofhumanneeds,tryinghardtoreestablishourconfidenceinphysicalsafety,thelowesttypeofsafety.Itissomethingweassociatewithrepressiveregimes,notwithparticipatorydemocracies.WeareusedtothinkingthatWesterndemocraciespracticeruleoflawandindividualrightsandfreedomareprotectedbylaw.Violationofindividualrightsandsuppressionofdissentingvoicescanonlybefoundinrepressiveregimes.Therewasarelaxingoftherampantmaterialism,pulsion,munityinthiscountry.Peoplebegantoputlessemphasisonthepursuitofwealthandpossessionofworldlygoods.Andtheothertwodangeroussymptomsthatwentwithmaterialism,thatisphysicalseparationfromothersandirrationalbehaviorasaresultofimpulsealsobecamelessserious.Materialism,pulsion,munityinthiscountry.
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