Progressives Equivocate on 9/11

A strand of contemporary progressive politics has normalized moral equivalence between the United States and Islamist terrorists, treating 9/11 as evidence of U.S. wrongdoing rather than an unambiguous act of mass terrorism. This shift is visible in influencers' statements, some electoral candidates’ gestures, and viral social‑media content that repackages Islamist propaganda for Western audiences. — If true and growing, this equivocation reshapes public consensus on national security, foreign policy, and which statements or symbols are considered politically permissible, with electoral and social‑media consequences.