Started much earlier than 9/11. Probably the drug “war” that had things going towards the police state thing. Police departments buying military grade weapons and equipment to arm their swat teams. Then compounded by the fact US citizens are extremely armed themselves and use automatic rifles in their crime. So the police were outgunned. I think the North Hollywood shootout was pivotal in that regard, in the mid-late 90s.

Many people are willing to disregard their morals in exchange for a bag of money.

> I grew up drinking the 'American culture ...'

> misspells "Kool-Aid"