Part 2 of an excellent book by Gale Forman on her year's travels to little-known corners of the world (see previous blog posts for more info).
September 11 and Terrorism
As I mentioned previously, the notion of globalization is somewhat distasteful to a lot of people. In her book, Gale points out that we don't like the fact that the rules have changed. "Thirty years ago, it was of little consequence to a Manhattan banker that some guys in a cave in Afghanistan hated everything he and his country stood for. Now, it matters; it matters a lot."
In fact, Gale's trip was scheduled to take place in January 2002. "The terrorist attacks gave us pause, made us reconsider our trip, and ultimately reminded us why we should go: To forget the humanity in others is to risk forgetting our own."
So they went and discovered that "the world is much scarier on a TV screen than it is in a spice bazaar or a tropical jungle."
When you get right down to it, people are really the same under the skin: they love, they search for truth, they want a better world. Even terrorists.
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