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Locutus

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September 11, 2012, 08:57:11 PM
     
"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither."

-- Thomas Jefferson
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

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September 11, 2012, 08:59:54 PM
Quote from: Locutus on September 11, 2012, 08:57:11 PM
     
"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither."

-- Thomas Jefferson

8) As applicable toward the terrorist as it was toward the British!  :yes:
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Locutus

#32
September 11, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on September 11, 2012, 08:59:54 PM
8) As applicable toward the terrorist as it was toward the British!  :yes:

:wink:

Jefferson articulated so well the dangers of government intrusion. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#33
September 11, 2012, 09:53:55 PM
Quote from: Locutus on September 11, 2012, 08:38:39 PM
Yep.  Good commentary PH.

Looking back on the ensuing months and years since that time, a lot of things have happened, and most of them have been bad.  9/11 led directly to the Patriot Act which is one of the biggest intrusions into personal liberty ever passed by Congress.  And it was done out of fear and paranoia.  It led the to creation of a massive new department of the Executive Branch, the Department of Homeland Security.  And perhaps most sadly, it led us into a fool's folly in Iraq by capitalizing on the baffling belief by some in this country that Saddam Hussein was somehow involved in the 9/11 attacks, possessed weapons of mass destruction, and was a direct threat to the United States and its security.

As sad as that day was, some of the reactions by our government, and our populace, are even sadder.

Thanks! And I couldn't agree more with your posting. It is sickening to see how paranoia has served to erode the liberties of the citizens of this nation, and to stoke the embers of persecution this nations founders fought so hard to eliminate.
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville
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