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To: justshutupandtakeit
Yep, you're right, he was correct. Do I think we should forget - He** NO!

But on average, people in America have forgotten. They've become used to hearing about terrorist threats and they go about their daily lives. That's really not a bad thing, at least in part. We've got to keep "doing our thing" and drive the world's economy.

What troubles me is that the American people don't see the bigger danger that is told every day in the news: The American government is going to sieze unprecendented power FROM THE PEOPLE because of 9-11. In a way (Lord, I can't believe I'm typing this), one could be tempted to believe the accusations of Rep. Cynthia McKinney! Who and what stands to gain the most from terrorist activity?

Not the terrorists. They just get dead or hunted down and jailed. Who then? Who profits when the masses of people cry out in fear for protection? When the American people say "yes, search me and my house; search all my private documents and records. Just keep me safe!"

Who gains?

45 posted on 07/03/2002 10:55:29 AM PDT by Gig
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To: Gig
There will be no massive loss of rights any more than there was after the wars of the past. The losers will be the terrorists if the program is implemented with vigor since it will not be searching 80 yr olds but those who can be reasonably expected to lean towards trouble. Moslemaniacs were able to do this because the former criminal administration refused to do anything when it could have prevented much of this mischief.

There need be no intrusions into the lives of most Americans. And there won't be. But our enemies should dread the day that Americans become unified.

49 posted on 07/03/2002 11:03:03 AM PDT by justshutupandtakeit
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To: Gig
We've got to keep "doing our thing" and drive the world's economy.

Yeah...we keep doing our thing alright...sending manufacturing jobs to Mexico and buying stuff made in China from WalMart, getting further into debt, and becoming severely less educated then a generation before. We're in the drivers seat BABY!

The American government is going to sieze unprecendented power FROM THE PEOPLE because of 9-11. In a way (Lord, I can't believe I'm typing this), one could be tempted to believe the accusations of Rep. Cynthia McKinney! Who and what stands to gain the most from terrorist activity?

Tinfoil hat on.

54 posted on 07/03/2002 11:21:57 AM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus
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