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Originally posted by camaro68ss
Nazi Germany in the early 1930's, anyone?
To me, it is more frightening than the response in boston.
Originally posted by GrantedBail
Figures it would be in Florida, jack-booted state that it is, in some parts.
Like everyone that has ever went on a rampage talked about it with their neighbors .
You always here the people say, "Oh he was such a nice boy", and "never saw that coming", et al, when they are interviewed after the fact. Or, "He was such a loner, always kept to himself".
This is just conditioning people to be suspicious and rat each other out.
The way they divide and conquer and get everyone's panties and shorts in a wad over stupid stuff, I imagine they are going to have to eventually offshore their call centers to India. I mean they only got a million bucks.edit on 2-5-2013 by GrantedBail because: (no reason given)
Thats not true whatsoever. Im not going to drag this thread off topic, but I never once, since that happened, said that I dont think there was anything wrong with the way boston was handled. I have repeatedly used the word 'horrifying' to describe it. Either you completely missed the points I was making in that thread, or you simply wish to discredit me.
Originally posted by Afterthought
reply to post by captaintyinknots
To me, it is more frightening than the response in boston.
You are a very confusing person.
According to this thread: www.abovetopsecret.com...
You saw nothing wrong with how Boston handled the manhunt.
I don't mean to be drudging up your answers on another thread, but you seem to be having an internal battle with whether or not you approve of what's going on in this country. First, you're defending the government's response to the Boston bombings, now you're saying it was frightening. Which is it?
But reality SHOULD lie somewhere in the middle. We all admit that a police force is necessary in a civilized community. But we also need to realize that for the police to do their job in extreme circumstances requires some help (not obedience, help) from the people. And the people should be willing to give it. And the police need to get back to knowing their role. And knowing that they work FOR and WITH the people, not against them.
This society belongs to all of us. And we should all act accordingly.
If you automatically oppose anything that has to do with the police, keep in mind, that you are a major part of the problem, not the solution.
Originally posted by Raxoxane
This is such an effective tool to stop people from being united,and to foster suspicion,isolation and a hostile "you vs me" mindset.Maybe they figure folks will eventually be too wary to give each other the time of day.Excellent divisive tactic,BRAVO!
You say I repeatedly state this, so it shouldnt be an issue for you to provide a quote.
You repeatedly stated that the police had a right to aggressively search people's homes without a warrant because they're looking for a terrifying terrorist.
Wouldn't those being reported to the sheriff in this thread also going to be considered terrifying terrorists?
But reality SHOULD lie somewhere in the middle. We all admit that a police force is necessary in a civilized community. But we also need to realize that for the police to do their job in extreme circumstances requires some help (not obedience, help) from the people. And the people should be willing to give it. And the police need to get back to knowing their role. And knowing that they work FOR and WITH the people, not against them. This society belongs to all of us. And we should all act accordingly. If you automatically oppose anything that has to do with the police, keep in mind, that you are a major part of the problem, not the solution
How come you're automatically opposing what the sheriff is requesting people do in this thread?
Originally posted by gladtobehere
reply to post by camaro68ss
SHERIFF: 'We want people to call us if guy down street hates government'
Well wouldnt that be errr almost everyone?
I find that most Democrats "hate" Republicans and that most Republicans "hate" Democrats...