Those with a 9-10 mentality would minimize the threat that we as a nation have had to adjust to....while wondering IF this country has not been attacked in the 7 years since because we HAVE adopted a
proactive attitude towards our defense.
These same selfish people would rather downplay the necessity of security---and with that attitude they put this country at risk.
Apparently it is easier to blame Booooosh! and more comforting to put their fingers in their ears and sing "la, la, la, la" and say that we are just over-reacting than to believe that there is actually
evil in the world and that evil would like to destroy us for no other reason than because we will not consent to be dominated by it. Those that oppose the safeguards established after 9-11-2001 have no ability to comprehend that laws like the Patriot Act are necessary to ensure the safety of American citizens and in part, are necessary because of people like themselves.
Some believe we should forget the attacks on 9-11-2001 and move on. They dismiss defense as something we don't need, because it wasn't really an attack in the first place now, was it? Just like "goddamn America" and just like "America's chickens have come home to roost" it was more of a wake up call, isn't that right?
Some of these same people are the ones who hold the conspiracy theories to be true: that the attacks on 9-11 were an inside job, that information was known but ignored, or we set bombs in the buildings ourselves in order to kill 3,000 American citizens.
JUSTICE
LIBERTY
FREEDOM
Spike adds "equality" to the list. Dave agrees with the cartoon.
Since both of them have offered the opinion that our quest for security since 9-11-2001 has had an adverse affect on civil liberties, I think it would be appropriate to hear how their civil liberties generally have been affected and how their daily activities have been disrupted
specifically. For instance: "I was detained by the FBI because the wiretap they placed on my phone revealed that I was......." or "When I refused to be searched before boarding a plane I was taken into a small room by 2 men wearing rubber gloves and they......"
It is not necessary to recite the laws that have gone into effect and what changes have been implemented. Please omit any opinions to "legality" "justified" "fairness" or any variation of those words. Simply reveal how your daily activities have been interrupted because of the emphasis placed on this country's security.
Also keep in mind:
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
