Yeah this is a standard gripe of libertarians - the loss of civil liberties due to the WOT. However the strategy of belittling the deaths of 3000 people in an act of war by comparing it to accidental deaths is a poorly thought out political strategy worthy of common BDS sufferers.
The issue with the WOT should always be are we serious about this or not? If we are serious it will demand sacrifice. No, the WOT is not WWII but the country was committed to that war (with the help of a healthy Government propaganda campaign). Those citizens sacrificed many many of their civil liberties as well as their “blood and treasure” to win that war. They had no idea how long the war would last when they committed. Their commitment and sacrifice of civil liberties must surely have shortened that war.
If we are not serious about the WOT then why do we bother having a DoD? We might as well have Kucinich’s Department of Peace. In modern warfare there will be no more well uniformed armed forces storming our beaches. There will only be un-uniformed forces working against us world-wide. Which battlefield will you choose, Congressman Paul? Where will you make your stand?
“Yeah this is a standard gripe of libertarians - the loss of civil liberties due to the WOT.”
The one question that should be asked of Ron Paul is this: which do you consider the greater threat, Islamic Terrorism or the Federal Government?
I do hear a lot of chatter about this from dim witted kids and such, but when I ask exactly what rights have been taken away from them personally, and how their lives have been adversely affected, in real life, they sputter and stammer.
When I tell them to stop repeating what the MSM has told them to think, and answer the question directly, they are generally speechless.
Thats it, you keep drinking the kool aid.
But fear not, since I have seen how well you follow orders, I will tell you what to do.
Cease being ruled by dogma and authorities. - Look at the world and think!