Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story The lessons Americans draw from September 11 come from answers to the question, What role does the United States play in the world? On the one hand, the left identifies America as an empire posing as historys first philanthropic superpower. In this view September 11 --though morally indefensible and grotesqueówas ""blowback"" from Americas imperialistic conduct. On the other hand, both the centers "they dont understand us," and the rights "theyre evil -- were good" reactions flow from the America as Superman identity: a benevolent power cybernetically promoting democracy. Although both support the "The War on Terror" in the "pulling together for America" spirit, they nevertheless draw different lessons from September 11. The center concedes that ""Superman"" occasionally errs, permitting adversaries to misunderstand Americas bedrock benevolent intentions. To stem terrorism, the center would communicate the virtues of the American way to the ""disaffected populations"" of the world; when the disaffected appreciate the ""real"" America, theyll want to emulate --not annihilate- us. In the rights version, Superman America is unconditionally righteous and altruistic; it follows that terrorists are motivated by evil, not politics, thereby placing them outside of ethical regard. Naturally eliminating "The Evil One" is the solution. In stark contrast to the center and the right, the left seeks a transcendence of American imperialism as the lasting solution to terrorism. Most Americans find the lessons of the center and the right both soothing to their grief and patriotic, with the added benefit of no requirement for soul-searching about Americas conduct in the world. In opposition, by assuming that America bears some responsibility for September 11, the lefts blowback account rings for most Americans alien, perverse and profane, in short, unreal and cruel. But so was the choreographed attack that dispatched airliners as guided missiles into crowded buildings. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp79.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-02-28