Huff Po: A Decade After 9/11: Time to Choose to be America Again?
Submitted by Robin Koerner on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 22:01By Robin Koerner | Huffington Post
Since 9-11, it seems that the American Left and the American Right have agreed on something of profound importance: we're scared.
The politics of the last decade have been the politics of fear.
Because of fear that one of us is a terrorist, we've allowed our intelligence services to listen into our private conversations; because of fear of terrorists from abroad, we have killed innocent people in foreign nations (supposedly to protect ourselves here); because of fear that our planes will get blown up, we let government agents put their hands on our children's crotches and look at our naked bodies, and because of fear that the economy will implode, we've given trillions of dollars to organizations that have brought us to that point.
None of it feels very brave or free. None of it feels very American.
Nations confident of their strength don't seek fights. The most powerful nations win without firing a shot. Nations confident of their security and the ability of their agents to maintain it don't compromise the dignity or legal rights of its citizens. Nations confident that the innovativeness and entrepreneurialism of its people can provide prosperity don't reward bad custodians of financial resources to "save the system."
"We meet our soldiers' bravery
with our own cowardice" When we allow our liberties to be compromised.
Wow. That's a great wake up slap to us all if I ever heard one.
I'll give as much respect to my elected officials as they give to the Constitution!
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This is SUCH a great article. I always want to send something like this to my (Rush listening) family and friends. BUT, I KNOW they will not read anything from Huffington Post, or Salon, etc.
When possible always see if you can link to the original post from some website that they won't have preconceived notions about. In this case it is this....
http://watchingamerica.com/News/120703/ten-years-after-911-t...
Thomas Jefferson: “Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever."
Viva La Revolucion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmaTNf4YhEs
Also here....
http://themoderatevoice.com/122102/ten-years-after-911-time-...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-koerner
Good thinking, thanks for posting
the alternate link.
Yep, I'm scared...
but not of terrorism. I fear our government, not terrorism.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
I fear Government terrorism.
I fear Government terrorism.
The waking up manual: http://www.dailypaul.com/168937/the-waking-up-manual-how-to-...
Amen! Great exposition on liberty!
This is exactly the point. What a great piece. I would add one sentence to the end of it:
That's why we need to elect Ron Paul!
LivingTheDream
Bravo !
" ... I want America to get its swagger back -- for the good of the world, let alone ourselves.
Becoming America again is a choice. We can swagger without shouting. We can carry the big stick and not be the first to use it. And we can instinctively say "Hell, no" each time anyone would take it upon themselves to take even one of our liberties away to make us "safer" or for any other purpose."
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Thank you..
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