-=> Quoting Paul Nixon to All on 23 Jul 96 06:34 <=-
Re: Terror
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JP> This may seem to be jumping the gun, since so much is still not known
JP> about what brought down TWA Flight 800. But it is probably time for
JP> Americans to accept terrorism as a fact of life requiring certain
JP> impositions, like personal searches in public places, to preserve
JP> communal safety.
PN> Lessee...He who would give up his freedom for safety...
JP> That certainly was the feeling yesterday among many New Yorkers, who
PN> ...sorry, but that doesn't surprise me.
PN> I guess the terrorists won.
Did you see the Deep Space 9 episode where the Changelings were attacking
Earth? That was essentially the point of the episode. If you do all the
sweeps and stuff - especially out of proportion to the actual threat -
then the terrorists have won. That's not what their hypothetical Earth of
the future - or our country now - is about.
Steve
... Question authority -- especially if you're paying for it.
--- GEcho 1.00
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