The morning it was signed into law one of my teachers ask the class why we weren't out protesting on the streets. What it comes down to is that people aren't really that scared, or for that matter that outraged. If they were, people would do more than just mention it to friends or get angry in passing. They would sacrafice their time, energy, and lives to make their voices heard by the government. Instead we all just continue to go to school, work, watch tv shows, and futz around on the computer. It's really not the law that alarms me, it is near total politcal apathy that has swept our nation. We as a society feel no longer feel an obligation to challenge our government. Hell most people don't even feel an obligation to vote in our government. There are too many of us and as sheep we just keeping looking around at the people next to us. And if they aren't doing anything well we feel just fine going back to our schools, jobs, tv... But then again I'm not doing anything about this so who am I to judge.
I should also mention that despite the fact that this is seems like a clear infringment on basic democratic rights it is really just a reaction to terrorists procedures and actions. for example the "Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants" manual found on terrorists in Manchester, associated with good ol Bin Laden has a chapter dedicated to using democratic political liberties and media. Through such techniques as claiming that you have been tortured even if you haven't been, abusing legal assistance rights, and appealing to the media. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/jihad18chap1.html I'm not going to justify one evil with another but if we criticize any decision we must understand why it was made.
well of course and I'm all for protecting us against more terrorism , but I think that bush took it to the ultimate extreme. It's coming to the point where it seems like an excuse for the injustice violence actions made.
I don't really disagree. I agree with the franklin quote "Those willing to give up a little liberty for a little security deserve neither security nor liberty" but, after half a decade of studying political science religiously specifically international relations I'v got no better solution. The easiest part of politics is pointing out how the other guy is wrong (thus only negative advertisments). The hardest part is actually forming a realistic, viable strategy that the majority of people will be on board with. And if that was easy or obvious politics would not be such a point of contention.
I should also mention that despite the fact that this is seems like a clear infringment on basic democratic rights it is really just a reaction to terrorists procedures and actions. for example the "Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants" manual found on terrorists in Manchester, associated with good ol Bin Laden has a chapter dedicated to using democratic political liberties and media. Through such techniques as claiming that you have been tortured even if you haven't been, abusing legal assistance rights, and appealing to the media. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/jihad18chap1.html
I'm not going to justify one evil with another but if we criticize any decision we must understand why it was made.
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