I think it has more to do with the fact that freedom is just an abstract concept until your own door gets kicked in. Most people don't get their doors kicked in, so they ignore "the men with guns". Quite a few people have had SWAT teams rough them up (and few have gotten killed) with WoD, so it's not so abstract anymore for them and their friends.
When a million people have been killed "by accident" freedom won't be abstract anymore. But until then, the frog cooks. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Sunder wrote: > Because we've been conditioned to do so. In the name of national > security. The old passphrase to the constitution, the old four horsemen > of the apocalypse still applies: drug dealers, child pornographers, > organized crime and terrorists. > > The last horseman is now riding high. The frog is unaware that the water > is already boiling. > > On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Anonymous wrote: > > > I'm sure that I do nothing new in drawing parallels between the occurences > > in George Orwell's seminal text "1984" and the founding of the Information > > Awareness Office. It is nothing short of terrifying that someone wants to > > gather all digital information on anyone and everyone into a giant database > > for the purpose of finding out who is a social "undesirable" and who isn't. > > We are moving into another glorious age, where one may come under scrutiny > > due to the books and films that we rent, the clothes that we buy, and the places > > that we visit. This has happened before and will probably happen again and > > we will still probably learn nothing from it. My question is why is everyone > > so apathetic about this? American's have always clung to their freedoms and > > privacies with such pride that I cannot help but shake my head in wonder that > > people are not bringing serious pressure to bear in an attempt to stop this > > grotesque endeavour. > > > > h. > > > >
