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**sStevenRitziI** · 08-15-2006, 04:41 AM

Since you admit that this will never go away, you seem perfectly okay with the curtailing of a few rights.

Some thoughts about governments and people. Give a little, and they'll take a mile.

Or, raise the temperature of the pot a bit, and the frog won't notice it's being boiled alive.

I don't want to give the government that little bit. I might not mind, if the government could be trusted--but the problem is that it's run by people. Stupid people, mostly, but a few smart ones, too. Often times, too smart for their own good--and since they have to work in committees, they're really just dumb ****s as well.

Just because a problem is here to stay doesn't mean I want my rights to be abridged in the name of "security". If I were that cowardly and ignorant of what once made this American country great, perhaps I'd go along with these abridgements.

Because really, if you want to be perfectly safe, you may as well live in a padded room with a straitjacket on.

08-15-2006, 04:41 AM	#3
sStevenRitziI Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Since you admit that this will never go away, you seem perfectly okay with the curtailing of a few rights. Some thoughts about governments and people. Give a little, and they'll take a mile. Or, raise the temperature of the pot a bit, and the frog won't notice it's being boiled alive. I don't want to give the government that little bit. I might not mind, if the government could be trusted--but the problem is that it's run by people. Stupid people, mostly, but a few smart ones, too. Often times, too smart for their own good--and since they have to work in committees, they're really just dumb ****s as well. Just because a problem is here to stay doesn't mean I want my rights to be abridged in the name of "security". If I were that cowardly and ignorant of what once made this American country great, perhaps I'd go along with these abridgements. Because really, if you want to be perfectly safe, you may as well live in a padded room with a straitjacket on.
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