[gr8fuldaniel]

Quote by: jbarn19 I believe in bending rules and invading some people's freedoms to allow the innocent safety which allows more freedom.

Fear is the most debilitating of all human emotions. A fearful person will do anything, say anything, accept anything, reject anything, if it makes him feel more secure for his own, his family's or his country's security and safety, whether it actually accomplishes it or not. It works like a charm. A fearful people are the easiest to govern. Their freedom and liberty can be taken away, and they can be convinced to believe that it was done for their own good - to give them security. They can be convinced to give up their liberty - voluntarily. <snip> The USA Patriots Act is an acronym for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." The way that government is going to be provided with these "appropriate tools" is to "temporarily" suspend or eliminate as much of our Constitution and its Bill of Rights as it can, without court oversight or intervention, so that we will not be at a disadvantage in the war against terrorism. That's the idea. Think about that for a minute, and then ask yourself: Why in the world would we voluntarily do to ourselves that which our enemies over the last 200-plus years have not been able to do to us by force? Why would we be so willing to give up our God-given rights that have been verbalized in our Constitution, when we have fought so hard to preserve them? Gene E. Franchini, retired chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court http://www.nevadafamilies.org/1003judge_speaks.htm

If you are in favor of "bending the rules" then you hate what makes America great.

Fascism A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator

If our enemies hate our freedoms, they have won when we give up those freedoms. And Rights. A people under a dictator dont have any rights. Your president recently (alledgedly) refferred to the Constitution as "just a goddamn piece of paper". Sounds like he was sincere when he declared (Factually):
"If this were a dictatorship, it's be a heckuva lot easier. Just so long as I'm the dictator"
(This ring tone and 10 others)

stringent socioeconomic controls

Remember this: "Some people call you the elite; I call you my base" ?? That speaks volumes. Tax breaks for the upper 1% that majority must make up. This admin has transferred the national treasure into the pockets of the few.

suppression of the opposition through terror

You just dont see it do you?

and censorship

Ever hear of a free speech zone before this pinhead in chief? Or an embedded press or the assassination of journalists? Do you realize America is number 6 in the world for journalists in prison?

and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism

"If you are not with us, you are with the terrorists" is crap. Its fascist bullshit. What nerve to brazenly call Americans who dont agree with attacking sovereign nations for profit and power, enemies!!!
He is the enemy, who uses our military for armed robbery!

and racism.

The Iraq war is also racist. Katrina response was racist. Florida Selection 2000 and Ohio 2004 were racist.

You take it way to far...

I think not