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<blockquote data-quote="Freedom@AnyCost" data-source="post: 2197397" data-attributes="member: 29628">Dennis, pleas understand, my post was not directed at you personally, but at the words and line of reasoning in the post I responded to. We all hear those words more and more every day which is why they were repeated here. I didn&#039;t even bother to look at who posted it or care about any follow up posts because the &quot;Who&quot; or &quot;Why&quot; wasn&#039;t important to the point I wanted to make. I was merely addressing the concept behind the words, the terrifying willingness of Americans to exchange our Freedom for the PERCEPTION of safety.I agree whole heartedly with your last statement. Unfortunately, what starts out as optional usually becomes compulsory once people have been conditioned to view it as a normal part of their daily lives. Getting groped at the airport no longer seems quite as bad as when it first started. Now those &quot;Security Measures&quot; are being rolled out to community festivals. Next will be compulsory random checks of bags on &quot;public&quot; streets.....all for the safety of the children like the ones standing around the public officials at the time the new measures are announced, of course.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Freedom@AnyCost, post: 2197397, member: 29628"] Dennis, pleas understand, my post was not directed at you personally, but at the words and line of reasoning in the post I responded to. We all hear those words more and more every day which is why they were repeated here. I didn't even bother to look at who posted it or care about any follow up posts because the "Who" or "Why" wasn't important to the point I wanted to make. I was merely addressing the concept behind the words, the terrifying willingness of Americans to exchange our Freedom for the PERCEPTION of safety. I agree whole heartedly with your last statement. Unfortunately, what starts out as optional usually becomes compulsory once people have been conditioned to view it as a normal part of their daily lives. Getting groped at the airport no longer seems quite as bad as when it first started. Now those "Security Measures" are being rolled out to community festivals. Next will be compulsory random checks of bags on "public" streets.....all for the safety of the children like the ones standing around the public officials at the time the new measures are announced, of course. [/QUOTE]

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