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Originally posted by JIMC5499
Who watches the Watchers?
Originally posted by JIMC5499
Who watches the Watchers?
Originally posted by quantumdragon
heck even a Yankee like me could go for this.
I don't know how the government would take it. A militarized watch dog group, they could see it as upright rebellion.
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
Better you vote for the right person. Scrutinize him/her closely and then trust the elected to do the job right, and let them do the job unemcumbered. If the trust is abused, boot him out after 1 term. Your vote is sacred and powerful enough.
If there is no trust in the leadership, no matter how limited in form for no mortal is perfect, then we may as well give up on civilisation and go back to the jungles, to each his own and the fittest survive.
Originally posted by okbmd
reply to post by EarthquakeNewMadrid2010
Rebel-rousers have got nothing coming from me , other than open opposition .
When I see threads like this that call for 'revolution' , the first thing I do is check out your profile , and glean what I can from it in order to analyze you .
Having responded to another of your threads already this morning , I find it neccessary to reply to this one as well .
To all ATS members : Use common sense when replying to posts that call for revolution , guns , molotov-cocktails , violence etc., etc.
It is common knowledge at this point , that ATS is being monitored by the ADL for hate speech , calls for violence , cries for revolution , overthrow of the government , etc.
Once again , use your head and not your emotions when posting .
If you have any respect at all for the site owners of ATS , you must not let yourself be conned into joining some 'mob-mentality' that will be detrimental to the survival of ATS .
If you are looking for a soapbox from which to incite riots and instill hatred for the gvernment and talk of violence thru guns and molotov-cocktails , please ask and I will be more than happy to give you a list of such sites that would be more to your liking and needs .
Freedom-of-speech is one thing , stupidity is another .
You have the right to appear stupid and ignorant , you DO NOT have the right to cause the rest of us here at ATS to appear to be the same .
Originally posted by okbmd
reply to post by EarthquakeNewMadrid2010
To be fair , I will give you the benefit-of-doubt , maybe you are unaware of the issue with the ADL .
At this point , what you say may have EVERYTHING to do with the site . Being 'one person' does not preclude them from using your comments of revolution , guns , and molotov-cocktails to further their agenda to stifle free-speech .
This type of rhetoric is ammo for their arsenal .
Maybe you aren't aware that you are playing right into their hands . They have already taken posts from ATS and quoted them out-of-context , in their attempt to stifle those who oppose the current state-of-affairs in this country .
So , if you are serious about your concerns for what is happening to our country , do not give them more fuel for their agenda .
Comments such as yours only give support to those whom you declare to oppose .
Please understand that I will be one of your staunchest supporters in the fight for freedom-of-speech , but please understand also , that I can't and won't support you when it comes down to speech that supports the agenda of those whom are our enemies in this battle .
The best defense is a good offense . We can't expect to win this battle if we are attacking them with the very thing they are accusing us of .
Choose your words wisely , that's all I am saying . Allow your intelligence to wage the war , not your emotions .
You will be useless to the cause if you are spending your days in an 8x10 cell somewhere for the crime of sedition .
www.abovetopsecret.com...
[edit on 25-4-2010 by okbmd]
Originally posted by okbmd
reply to post by EarthquakeNewMadrid2010
Being somewhat of an 'old-dude' , please forgive me of my arrogance when I assume that most people know who/what the ADL is .
ADL stands for Anti-Defamation League . Here are a few links , pro and con .
Please check them all , as well as the one I posted above .
www.fpp.co.uk...
www.hourofthetime.com...
www.ety.com...
[edit on 25-4-2010 by okbmd]
[edit on 25-4-2010 by okbmd]
Originally posted by Truth1000
In any case, what makes you think that once that buracracy was created that it would not be deviated from its founding principles? Humans are inherently flawed, and any group that wants to repair those flaws will frequenly simply replace one flaw with another. As was mentioned earlier, who will watch the watchers?
Originally posted by Vitchilo
You guys need an american Hizbullah.
A people army able to take on the US army if it turns against the people.
Since the elite only respect force, this could get a long towards being listened to in Washington... and make them scare... as a government should be of it's people.