Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
I've been thinking about my position of what happened on 9/11. I honestly don't know if the government could kill 3000 of its own citizens to further its own agenda. Correction... yes, I believe they would. However, I don't think Bush, who I honestly believe is a decent man, could give the go ahead for something so catastrophic. Therefore, if 9/11 was a government conspiracy, it had to have been done by the puppet masters, and not the puppet (Bush).
Regardless if 9/11 is of government origin or foreign, the facts remain that 9/11 has changed the way we live, as dictated by our government. I, for one, was gung ho at all the patriotism... the "oneness with government", if you will. I honestly thought we have seen a tragedy that would better ourselves as a country. Well, for a short time that was true.
I yearned for war! I wanted the body counts to rise, on the enemy side, 10 fold, 100 fold, 1000 fold of our dead on 9/11, as did most of the country. "If we're going over there, let's go all the way to Iran!", I shouted. Others agreed. I still believe that we should have helped insurgents in Iran; but that was mainly up to themselves to revolt, and overthrow their own beast. If we do it ourselves, as we did in Iraq, the people will not truly know emancipation. They must taste the blood of the tyrants to experience freedom.
Meanwhile, back on the farm, we got a gift known as the Patriot Act. Typical congressional BS to label an act to sound better. A more fitting name would be the Just Another Loss of Liberty Act (JALoLA). Democrats fought this and the wars, but voted for them anyways. It was all a show for the MSM and their constituents. Obama was the only one who voted against it, tho he pushes for it now, as he understands what it was really for... restrictions of our liberties.
Britain had something similar to the Patriot Act, tho its contents I don't know. What I do know is that you are not allowed to film government officials (police) if they suspect you will use it for a terrorist act. Well, who would've thunk that would be used as an excuse? You might as well say, "Don't get caught filming cops under any circumstance." We have a few states like that... Maryland, for sure; Illinois, I've recently read about. But what that does is prevents the police from being held accountable to those they supposedly serve. Without video evidence, there isn't much chance that a rogue cop will be brought to justice.
Our police state is out of control. There is no listening to reason - only black and white. "You are going to get arrested, and I will beat the crap out of you until you comply, whether I'm right or wrong." The tazer, IMO, has its place in apprehension. However, I believe it's being used more by sadistic cops to get their thrills; or by lazy cops, so they don't have to get dirty. We hear far too many stories of the elderly or children being tazed. Or people complying, and in handcuffs being zapped. I read an incident where a man was dragged from a courtroom, into a cell with no cameras, and tazed by 6 cops.
Right wingers, such as tea partiers, are labelled as terrorists now. In fact, everyone who goes against the ideals of our government, on the right, are considered terrorists. I truly believe I know why it's only the right who get this label, and not the left. The left will hit you with cardboard signs, maybe break a window or two, and run away when the teargas flies. The right has the capability, and in some cases the will, to fight fire with fire. If we commence to watering the Tree of Liberty, it will be Libertarians who spill the first blood, I believe.
So, we've been force fed (not that we were necessarily against it) propaganda about patriotism, duty, hope, change, giving up liberty for security, and so on. What has this gotten us? Who is benefiting from 9/11? Really? I thought of making that a rhetorical question, and letting you think it for yourselves; but this is my rant! LOL
The UN. The war profiteers. The government. Politicians. Arab nation dictators.
Who has lost as a result of 9/11? Everyone who believes they have lost liberty. Whether it's a SWAT team busting down someone's door to confiscate a gram of weed, or someone who feels violated by the TSA while getting patted down; they are victims of 9/11. And those who are oblivious to what's been happening... well, they don't have rights to begin with; they have privileges granted by their government. They have chosen to take the blue pill.
Regardless if 9/11 is of government origin or foreign, the facts remain that 9/11 has changed the way we live, as dictated by our government. I, for one, was gung ho at all the patriotism... the "oneness with government", if you will. I honestly thought we have seen a tragedy that would better ourselves as a country. Well, for a short time that was true.
I yearned for war! I wanted the body counts to rise, on the enemy side, 10 fold, 100 fold, 1000 fold of our dead on 9/11, as did most of the country. "If we're going over there, let's go all the way to Iran!", I shouted. Others agreed. I still believe that we should have helped insurgents in Iran; but that was mainly up to themselves to revolt, and overthrow their own beast. If we do it ourselves, as we did in Iraq, the people will not truly know emancipation. They must taste the blood of the tyrants to experience freedom.
Meanwhile, back on the farm, we got a gift known as the Patriot Act. Typical congressional BS to label an act to sound better. A more fitting name would be the Just Another Loss of Liberty Act (JALoLA). Democrats fought this and the wars, but voted for them anyways. It was all a show for the MSM and their constituents. Obama was the only one who voted against it, tho he pushes for it now, as he understands what it was really for... restrictions of our liberties.
Britain had something similar to the Patriot Act, tho its contents I don't know. What I do know is that you are not allowed to film government officials (police) if they suspect you will use it for a terrorist act. Well, who would've thunk that would be used as an excuse? You might as well say, "Don't get caught filming cops under any circumstance." We have a few states like that... Maryland, for sure; Illinois, I've recently read about. But what that does is prevents the police from being held accountable to those they supposedly serve. Without video evidence, there isn't much chance that a rogue cop will be brought to justice.
Our police state is out of control. There is no listening to reason - only black and white. "You are going to get arrested, and I will beat the crap out of you until you comply, whether I'm right or wrong." The tazer, IMO, has its place in apprehension. However, I believe it's being used more by sadistic cops to get their thrills; or by lazy cops, so they don't have to get dirty. We hear far too many stories of the elderly or children being tazed. Or people complying, and in handcuffs being zapped. I read an incident where a man was dragged from a courtroom, into a cell with no cameras, and tazed by 6 cops.
Right wingers, such as tea partiers, are labelled as terrorists now. In fact, everyone who goes against the ideals of our government, on the right, are considered terrorists. I truly believe I know why it's only the right who get this label, and not the left. The left will hit you with cardboard signs, maybe break a window or two, and run away when the teargas flies. The right has the capability, and in some cases the will, to fight fire with fire. If we commence to watering the Tree of Liberty, it will be Libertarians who spill the first blood, I believe.
So, we've been force fed (not that we were necessarily against it) propaganda about patriotism, duty, hope, change, giving up liberty for security, and so on. What has this gotten us? Who is benefiting from 9/11? Really? I thought of making that a rhetorical question, and letting you think it for yourselves; but this is my rant! LOL
The UN. The war profiteers. The government. Politicians. Arab nation dictators.
Who has lost as a result of 9/11? Everyone who believes they have lost liberty. Whether it's a SWAT team busting down someone's door to confiscate a gram of weed, or someone who feels violated by the TSA while getting patted down; they are victims of 9/11. And those who are oblivious to what's been happening... well, they don't have rights to begin with; they have privileges granted by their government. They have chosen to take the blue pill.
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