Major Terrorist Threat in UK-US discovered

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm glad the Brits found out about this plot and stopped it. I think that's great.

However, I'll be damned before I take some cue from the media or our government that I am supposed to be afraid right now. I'm tired of fear being used to control people. (Bush just said [per CNN] that we could be attacked and we're not in the clear. Yeah, that's filling me with courage...) I'm going to be flying on Sept 11th. I''m not scared. I'm not scared of terrorists like I'm supposed to be. I'm not going to sit like a coward and fear another attack. Last I checked, we Americans are supposed to be brave. I am.

I'm not remotely afraid. I was fightened with the inital attacks, then that ceased when I realised I was supposed to react that way- that's what they want and that's why they are called 'Terrorists'. I am not so stupid as to think my government would not use that fear to their advantage- historically, fear has been a great manipulator of civilizations and I see no reason to doubt that the powers that want to remain so would not hesitate to use this fear to their advantage. I would suspect the same of any party- it's human nature, and doesn't devolve along party lines. People in power are always seeking more, and any way they can. That's why we (supposedly) have a system of checks and balances.

Oh, and I owe you mojo, GC.