[lightman]

Each new layer of screenings, banned items, restrictions, etc, in the name of "security" is just another incremental victory for AQ. They would like out society to be as restrictive and oppressive as their sharia-law enclaves of the 8th century; and we are handing it to them piece by piece.

Ben Franklin correctly said "those who would sacrifice liberty in order to gain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety".

[longtermmemmory]

nothing will change until Islam is properly and publicly designated the blood cult that it is.

[NormsRevenge]

Ben Franklin correctly said "those who would sacrifice liberty in order to gain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety".


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Both Bill Obloviator and a Civil liberties lawyer attributed that quote to Thomas Jefferson.

[Dave Olson]

Each new layer of screenings, banned items, restrictions, etc, in the name of "security" is just another incremental victory for AQ.

I disagree. In 1998, OBL issued a Declaration of War against all Americans everywhere, and called on Muslims all over the world to kill as many Americans as possible.

Anything short of our death does not give them what they want.

Ben Franklin correctly said "those who would sacrifice liberty in order to gain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety".

I'm a fan of Ben Franklin, and in fact he and I even share the same birthday. But I think here he was wrong. It implies that maximum liberty is had with zero security, and that is clearly not the case.