[quote=Lo Pellegrino]You mean for Americans? Because there have been dozens of genocides, terrorist attacks, and civilian deaths all around the world that I would say dwarf our 9/11 by far. Where our worst memory in recent history struck in a matter of less than half a hour, killing a thousands of civilians, the wars they led to have caused more civilian deaths over a decade -- meaning unlike us who now fear for safety from one event, there are children who grew up fearing air-strikes and sieges indiscriminately killing their families or them. I'd say that dwarfs 9/11 by far.
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In terms of the death toll, it'd make sense that it'd just be for America. But beyond death toll, I'm also thinking in terms of international impact. When shit happens in America or another big seemingly well-off Western country, it makes international headlines. When there's something of the same scale in terms of death and damage relative to the country it happened in, and said country happens to less developed or more restrictive on media and journalism, it just doesn't get covered as much.

This doesn't make either situations any less tragic. If anything, it makes both more tragic, because that's when the West starts screaming bloody murder, leading to more totalitarian measures in countries that are supposed to be "free" compared to the rest of the world, while Whereverstan is either left to continue trying to survive on a day to day basis with its problems or end up at the forefront of the West's frantic search for answers and solutions.