re: #169 CuriousLurker

Don’t forget that in our post-9/11 world there are people who never recovered from the initial shock of the attacks….

I’ve always been under the impression that they were plain old opportunists playing on others’ xenophobia.

I had quite a few friends and acquaintances who worked downtown and in other nearby areas at the time of the attacks. It’s only good-luck that I didn’t know anyone who died myself. One friend was out of work for months due to smoke inhalation. Another went into a massive depression. Another person I know lost several childhood friends because he knew a lot of firefighters. Many of them never recovered in some ways, however none of them fixate on Muslims.