As a New Yorker who has gone through 9/11 and the blackout of the entire east coast several years ago (we assumed it was a terrorist plot), I can say we behaved quite nicely, thank you. I didn’t see one kid crying during these two events.
I understand your point....but comparing 9/11 and waves of nightly bombing raids not knowing if your life will snuffed out any moment...is a little different. .
Plus that was 12 years ago....and our children are being trained to not think for themselves...