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The tabooed after-life of 9 / 11

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This paper makes three major points: 1 The interpretation placed on the events of 9/11, and specifically its use to ground a so-called 'war on terror’, has been used to buttress conservative political power through restrictions on democracy. 2 Most major decisions about what to do to deal with the events of 9/11 have been made by, and in the interests of, a narrow segment of the population, those in positions of economic and political power. 3 Those decisions were legitimated ideologically by a set of taboos that have restricted discussion to narrow issues having to do with secondary matters, leaving fundamental questions involving criteria of equity, social justice and democracy off the agenda of public discourse and tabooed. The conclusion is that a vigorous bout of critical theory and planning is today needed if such criteria are to be publicly debated and applied.

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  • Peter Marcuse, 2011. "The tabooed after-life of 9 / 11," City, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(3-4), pages 392-406, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cityxx:v:15:y:2011:i:3-4:p:392-406
    DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2011.595112
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