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To: FreedomCalls
That's still not anything new.

Look up a little history. Start anywhere. Google "Bonus Army" and read about how the Hoover administration treated World War I veterans (and their dependants, including children) who were seeking their promised benefits.

Whatever abuse you come up with, it has happened before.

Fight the good fight--yes, that's great. We can and should do better and stuff like the breast-milk fiasco (one case--it hasn't become routine!) are horrible and must be condemned and stopped as much as possible. There is no way to stop it entirely. If airlines were in charge of their own security, the problem would be the same.

But do not fall for the lib line that our culture and our government is inferior to any other. It is not perfect. It's only the best ever.

It is false that we live in a police state--isolated incidents and anecdotes about individuals exceeding their authority notwithstanding. IT'S TRUE that our public servants aren't nearly accountable enough to us. However, as a whole, we have more liberty than any other group in all human history has enjoyed.
136 posted on 12/29/2003 7:06:47 PM PST by Triple Word Score
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To: Triple Word Score
Look up a little history. Start anywhere. Google "Bonus Army" and read about how the Hoover administration treated World War I veterans (and their dependants, including children) who were seeking their promised benefits.

Without looking it up, I believe their tents were burnt and they were chased out of town (DC).

Whatever abuse you come up with, it has happened before.

And that excuses it? Jews were put into ovens before. Does that make it OK if done today? Black children were sold into slavery just because their parents were slaves once too, so would it be OK if we did that today?

Fight the good fight--yes, that's great. We can and should do better and stuff like the breast-milk fiasco (one case--it hasn't become routine!) are horrible and must be condemned and stopped as much as possible.

Finally. Thank you.

///Gotta stop new///Minor problem in the house -- be back and will finish later///

142 posted on 12/29/2003 7:17:48 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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