For some reason I just got this sinking feeling in my gut telling me that it won't be long before I can no longer respond to threads like these.

They will probably start saying that ATS is a breeding ground for "terrorists". They will say that the ideology being spread around this website is dangerous and a threat to Amerika.

You know, I was just browsing the web the other day and I was astonished at how much terrorist recruitment and indoctrination is going on.

People are gullible enough to believe that terrorist would expose themselves and their organizations, who's very existence depends on seclusion and concealment, on the world-wide web?!!

Try Googling it if you dare. You'll find nothing.

This is the most ham-handed crap you can imagine. Oh yeah, terrorist camps advertising on the web. Come one come all! Get a free latte with every suicide bombing.

If they REALLY wanted to catch these people on the internet they would shut up and do it. It's not like you can hide anything here. This is about controlling the dissemination of information which threatens their authority. They never say it, but I would certainly bet it is in their agenda : dissent = terrorism.

I challenge anyone here in the US to actually identify one of these so-called "core terrorist enlistment" activities, I bet you the closest you'll get is nowhere near Islamist in nature.

By the way..., did anyone else catch the reference to the "the four stages of the radicalization process."? Nicely couched phraseology there. Could we all be feeble little 'vulnerable' personalities? If you want to see vulnerable personalities check the Fox news staff.



[edit on 8-5-2008 by Maxmars]

Originally posted by DimensionalDetective

According to the report, new laws should be considered "to prevent the spread of the ideology."

These words should never, ever, EVER be spoken by ANY person in the United States Government. This very concept is in direct opposition to the Constitutional guarantee of Free Speech.

Exactly whose ideology are they trying to stifle? Muslims? Constitutionalists? Liberals? Anyone who doesn't agree with endless war and predatory capitalism?

LIE-berman needs to get his head out of his ass.

Anonther S & F, DD. Well said above, guys, and you all know damn well this will get twisted into meaning people like us will be targeted for simply speaking our minds against the policies and procedures of this Gov't of ours.

And thanks for the link, kelbtalfenek -- I've been meaning to read that over, from start to finish

[edit on 5/9/2008 by RabbitChaser]

Originally posted by The Nighthawk


These words should never, ever, EVER be spoken by ANY person in the United States Government. This very concept is in direct opposition to the Constitutional guarantee of Free Speech.

Exactly whose ideology are they trying to stifle? Muslims? Constitutionalists? Liberals? Anyone who doesn't agree with endless war and predatory capitalism?

They don't want anyone who still is thinking outside the box. Thinking on their own. This is NOT ALLOWED!

The only way we can discuss issues of real importance being carried out by the new american Nazi party, is on the net. If it goes everyone will be isolated and very vulnerable.

Ive watched for weeks now, how the American people raise these issues, condemn and verbally threaten to arm themselves, kick ass and generally rebel against the authority that is slowly draining the very life blood that was free America. It saddens me, worries me and Im starting to think that far from being an evenue of communication and brotherhood, ATS may only be a way of containing the frustrations felt. If I were the government I would rather people were venting in ATS than venting on mass on the streets of Americas cities.

Just my opinion, If it were Scotland that was being manipulated and having her free will sucked from her, beleive me, the Scottish people would be on the streets and in the parliament now !

I love how most of the guys pushing this bill probably don't even know what the internet is (series of tubes) and never use it. This just reeks of laying the ground work for further stripping people of their rights.

I also agree that sites like this will be in the cross hairs first. I have seen more calls for revolution here than anywhere else on the web. So, the people who are pushing the legislation must be concerned about places like this. Until I see websites like www.AlQeada.org popping up, I will have to assume that we are the ones they are referring to when they are talking about internet terrorist threats.