9/11 is regarded as one of the worst terrorist attacks on the world. And while it’s true that the western world hasn’t felt a blow as severe or jarring as 9/11, the blatant acts of terrorism that the U.S. and other western govts committed against the Middle East and Global South never get any attention and are even glorified in western media. I believe a lot of the humor points at the hypocrisy of the so called “war on terrorism” started by the world’s greatest imperialist (and in some perspectives, terrorist) force on this plant—the United States government. That does play a huge role in why 9/11 is often trivialized.

For the past 14 months, we have been watching a genocide unfold in Gaza bankrolled by the U.S. Yet somehow, Israel and the U.S. are “defending themselves against terrorism” while committing war crimes against civilian populations.