Netflix's 'Turning Point' examines 9/11's 25-year impact on America
A new documentary explores how the terrorist attacks transformed American society as the nation approaches a generational milestone.
What to know
- Netflix documentary 'Turning Point: Generation 9/11' explores the 25-year impact of the terrorist attacks on American lives and society.
- The US is approaching a demographic milestone where more than half the population was born after 9/11 or has no direct memory of the attacks.
- Some commenters question the documentary's framing, arguing it overlooks the pre-existing military-security apparatus that leveraged 9/11 rather than emerging from it.
The documentary's narrative oversimplifies 9/11 as an abrupt rupture, ignoring pre-existing power structures.
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“The narrative that 9/11 was a turning point suddenly arriving and changing the US, is a-historical.”
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In Netflix film Turning Point: Generation 9/11, the lives of people forever impacted by the terrorist attack on 2002 are explored
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The narrative that 9/11 was a turning point suddenly arriving and changing the US, is a-historical. The military-security apparatus that leveraged 9/11 for a power grab, did not appear out of thin air. They code named Bin Laden as "Geronimo". That's your continuity right there. ‘Led us down such a dark path’: documentary explores how 9/11 changed…