shared bond? i remember seeing (what i had considered to that point) sane and sensible adults around lose their minds and turn into bloodthirsty maniacs, fellow teens joining the army right out of school, and my church's pastor became an outright xtian nationalist. there wasn't any Unity or Bond
But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.