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Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
fantasy about my family on the plane? fantasy? wow...I guess I look at the wrong websites when I'm not here.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
Because I haven't been through the situation does that mean I am not allowed to have an opinion?
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
So, if i had lost a family member on the plane should the government have taken a different course...No.
I am trying to look at this from an outside and objective point of view. My reason from bringing this up was to get away from the emotion and look at the idea maybe they did the right thing.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
Originally posted by jfj123
reply to post by _Johnny_Utah_
I'd rather not live in ignorance. If we just sit back and assume the government knows whats best for us and don't question, we will end up with no freedoms. We, as American citizens are responsible for policing the government to ensure proper checks and balances.
Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty.
Questioning is wonderful...even a healthy exercise for the mind. but when nothing is believed and there is conspiracy behind every corner it turns into...paranoia.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
It is clear there is nothing our current government can do that would be thought of as acceptable....nothing.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
When they don't provide information...they are liars or they are men somehow scheming behing the scenes to take liberties.
Come on...that's just silly.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
You make it sound as though every person in government is there for that sole purpose.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
When the government does provide information (like 9-11) no one believes what they say, because they "just know" there has to be more behind it.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
That idea is absurd so...we have people who represent the people. We vote on who we think the will be the best person in our stead. Hence, it is called a representative democracy (if that sounds a little better).
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
I'm sure people think I am a government agant sent here to say this too...
Originally posted by azblack
reply to post by _Johnny_Utah_
I'm not sure this thread is going anywhere but I'll keep trying. The assertion was made by you that "we don't live in a democracy", "this is not a democracy", then you say in this last post we are a represented democracy which is a democracy, just trying to make sense of all this. What do you claim the U.S. to be? The only way to involve us more in the political process is to do just that, let us vote on policies on the national level, start simple and slow and gradually let us vote on more and more issues. You seem convinced this will not work although it has never been tried and therefore there is no way you can know this for sure. It's a better idea than doing nothing to reign in the govt., which is what you seem to believe is the best answer.
I can understand the policy behind censorship of C.I.A. agents' I.D., or location, some hot new technology we don't others getting their hands on, but there is no excuse for holding back knowledge of incidents, policies, actions of political leaders. In other words it's okay for them to withold the specific info about top secret projects like how they function,what they are made of etc... ,but it is not okay to pretend to the people and other lawmakers these projects aren't going on. These actions are the causation of paranoid individuals who refuse to trust the govt.! If it wasn't for the govt. lying this website and forum might not have a need to exist.
...that is why the three powers are in place for checks and balances.
i agree with you, the only way to make change is to vote in the people who can affect the change.
I said before, I don't see if they are so vast and have total control over everything...why has it taken over 200yrs to get get to point where they are "starting" to implement their plans?
Nice try pal, this guy debunks nothing. All he can do is dress up speculation to look like hard facts.
Originally posted by _Johnny_Utah_
reply to post by Shedman
www.debunking911.com...
www.debunking911.com...
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to post by _Johnny_Utah_
I said before, I don't see if they are so vast and have total control over everything...why has it taken over 200yrs to get get to point where they are "starting" to implement their plans?
You are mistaken in your assumptions, based on your lack of investigation. "They" do not yet have total control. That is their goal. Right now their power is increasing exponentially, but the people still have allies in things like free thought and possibly even organized secret societies who oppose the idea of a New World Order.
But every day you wake up, and look at the real news, you will find that true freedom has fewer and fewer allies. The worst part about it is our freedoms are being taken from us in the name of "protecting freedom!"