Perhaps you are too young to remember “duck and cover” and covering under your desk practices at your school during the Cold War in the 60’s and 70’s. That was a time when the threat of a nuclear weapon was a threat to every major city in the U.S. with just one Soviet strike. The danger of a nuclear suitcase coming over the border from Canada was a distinct possibility. These were real dangers but our politicians did not demagogue them or fear monger the population for political gain and increased State police power...Where are the missiles and planes to deploy them on us going to come from? The Navy that will transport this Islamic Army to our shores? The landing craft needed to storm Malibu Beach? The tanks and APC’s needed to subdue our population. There are none. China on the other hand...
We are fighting a war against a concept.
In relative terms of loss of life in war 911 was insignificant.
In terms of loss of American civil liberties the loss was significant indeed.
The GOP has become the party of all fear all the time.
You guys need to man up a little.
The GOP has become the party of all fear all the time. You guys need to man up a little. Terrific post. Sums up my exact sentiments about the GOP anymore. We are all supposed to keep voting for warhorses that continue to keep us in a state of perpetual fear.
Seems it might be wiser to collect all of our resources and save them for when they are really needed.
I am weary of having these people browbeat us into voting for a person like McCain, wrapping him in a flag, in order to sell us open borders, amnesty, a destroyed culture, slave labor, and continual war.