In my particular case, I think the attacks did change me. For the first sixteen years of my life, all I did was complain about the faults of America. We didn't like the presidents that were elected, the politicians that ran the governments, the highly classified secrets that the military knows, but won't tell us, and the rights we have that we aren't allowed to enjoy completely.
But when my country was attacked, and the question, "why?" was asked, the answer that was given most often was that the terrorists wanted to take our freedoms away. That is when I realized that we live in probably the best country on Earth. We may not ever know if aliens exist and if Area 51 is real. Wwe may never be able to fully trust the politicians that run this country. We might not always like the person elected to presidency or the decisions they make, but we will always be able to elect a new one every four years and no matter who we elect, that person can never take away our basic rights and liberties to live, to pray to whomever we choose, to wear whatever brand of clothing we want, to work wherever we choose, and to say whatever we like. I could write that I think President Bush is a complete moron, that he makes all the wrong decisions, and that he should have never been elected president. I could even have it published in every single newspaper across the country, and no one has the right to kill me, shut me up, or lock me away. This is what makes our country so great. It doesn't matter who's in charge or what drugs they ban or how slow they make us drive down the highway. Our basic existance will always be the same and no one can take away how we choose to live our own lives. I am proud to be an American, and that is how I have changed.
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