{"id":10574,"date":"2017-09-11T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2017-09-11T14:28:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T18:28:02","slug":"on-911-remember-not-to-exalt-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/11\/on-911-remember-not-to-exalt-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"On 9\/11, Remember Not to Exalt Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 16th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, Americans must not forget how politicians exploited that day&#8217;s carnage to seize far more power.\u00a0 The only 9\/11 lessons that Washington politicians learned was to spend more money, violate more rights, and bomb more nations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The only \u201c9\/11 lessons\u201d that Washington politicians learned: spend more money, violate more rights, and bomb more nations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/September11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#September11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/907244422831788033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/September11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#September11<\/a> remember how TSA uses the same intrusive groping techniques on Americans as used on Gitmo detainees<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3ADXOcgcp\">https:\/\/t.co\/x3ADXOcgcp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/907303807406804992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverForget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverForget<\/a> how the Bush and Obama administrations covered up the Saudis&#39; role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/September11th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#September11th<\/a> attacks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ttHWw2jyU5\">https:\/\/t.co\/ttHWw2jyU5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/907299517195841537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/September11th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#September11th<\/a> Drivel: WPost oped whoops up war as &quot;engine of freedom&quot; &amp; seeks more &quot;collective sacrifice&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fnMBDxz9LQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fnMBDxz9LQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/907289951716421632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">America has wreaked carnage in Syria thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/September11th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#September11th<\/a> dogma of duty to fight alleged evil everywhere <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1Rb8W3kzH\">https:\/\/t.co\/u1Rb8W3kzH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/907309426880774144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10582\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61.jpg 850w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61-800x376.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/quote-politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat-alzheimer-s-patients-james-bovard-112-43-61-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-jpeg-most-homeland-security-farces-frauds-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10579\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-jpeg-most-homeland-security-farces-frauds-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-jpeg-most-homeland-security-farces-frauds-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-jpeg-most-homeland-security-farces-frauds-1-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Nothing-happened-on-9_11-that-made-the-federal-government-more-trustworthy..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10580\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Nothing-happened-on-9_11-that-made-the-federal-government-more-trustworthy..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Nothing-happened-on-9_11-that-made-the-federal-government-more-trustworthy..jpg 700w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Nothing-happened-on-9_11-that-made-the-federal-government-more-trustworthy.-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-exploiting-public-fear.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10581\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-exploiting-public-fear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-exploiting-public-fear.png 700w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jpb-quote-exploiting-public-fear-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 16th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, Americans must not forget how politicians exploited that day&#8217;s carnage to seize far more power.\u00a0 The only 9\/11 lessons that Washington politicians learned was to spend more money, violate more rights, and bomb more nations. 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