A close friend told me that she changed from a real left-wing liberal to a pretty much down-the-line conservative as a result of 9-11. It didn’t happen all at once, but the events of that day started her down the path.
She was as left wing as they come, a real hippy back in the day.
What it did for me (and for her I’m sure) is to get her to start thinking about Islam....and I have an expression, “the first time you think is the last time you’re a Democrat.”
Who is "she"? Evan Sayet is a male.