[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I feel this is my HOMELAND. I don't find offense in the word, ..but then I just don't let the small stuff make me lose sleep. Mere' symantecs.

I guess the only word whose "new usage" bothers me,.. is the word "GAY" (which I used to use all the time in my youth) and now a group of people use it to define a sexual preference. That bothers me. Otherwise, nope, homeland security is just fine by me.

Oh wait!!! OPERATION.. every time I hear the word OPERATION as in "Operation Desert Storm" etc, I remember bad experiences with SURGICAL Operations!!! (just kidding,.. you get my point)

:o)

FRegards,..and hey, welcome! I see you are a relatively new person to the forum.

[two23]

Thanks for the welcome! I really like FR--

I'm not **offended** by "Homeland" it's just one of those grate-on-my-nerve-words!
Kinda like when cable news pundits say:
"...at the end of day-----" (meaning "bottom line is--")
(((((arrrrgggg!)))))
Civilian Defense is ok--separates between Civilian and Miltary Defense. We are civilians...that word implying "people"..whereas "homeland" (in my mind) takes the people out of the picture and conjures up images of plain ole real estate.
Now...on its own, "Homeland Security" would seem a quaint term, but start adding items like TIPS, National ID cards, Gun Registration, and search and seizures without warrents and then it reeks a little!

[Doctor Stochastic]

You're a bit late. "Gay" has been used for more than 100 years as a term for homosexual; probably because it was used for at least 100 years before that as a term for prostitute.