tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post2381695642348481083..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: Is the Government Exaggerating the Threat of Terror for Political Purposes?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-22650089884461213372011-03-26T22:44:42.096-07:002011-03-26T22:44:42.096-07:00I agree that fear-mongering is being used for poli...I agree that fear-mongering is being used for political gain in the United States.. here is some proof: <br /><br />A recorded phone conversation between Donald Rumsfeld and a top military analyst, released under the freedom information act:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oLuTQEL3ecTony Moghaddamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014455338357944850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-24230888528281399062011-02-12T22:52:29.222-08:002011-02-12T22:52:29.222-08:00Of course the US government is and has for the pas...Of course the US government is and has for the past 10.5 years at least, exaggerated the threat of "terror". It is doing its best to ensure that the majority of USers continue to view it as "necessary", therefore maintaining and even growing the sizes and numbers of various enforcement agencies. And of course there is the instilling in the minds of current and would-be enforcers that their jobs are "necessary", that they are "protecting" while what they are really doing is initiating physical force on large numbers of people.<br /><br />However a slowly increasing numbers of people are getting their news information from other than the MSM that mostly repeats the government leadership line with little if any questions as to the validity of statements made. And therefore a slowly growing number of people do not accept he government leadership line that there is a terrorist behind every bush/tree/door/etc. And some even have come to realize that it is the US governments actions around the world that have the most negative effect on the safety of USers traveling abroad or even in their own country.<br /><br />The US government will probably also increase its efforts to "uncover" terrorist plots, parading some poor simple fools and demonstrating how it has "saved" the populace from harm...<br /><br />Well, my response is to have nothing to do with government enforcers and encourage others to do likewise - shun individuals who are willing to initiate physical harm-doing. Without enforcers, all the legislations/edicts/mandates/laws/etc are nothing but words. The fewer government enforcers there are, the less harm governments can do.KittyAntonikWakferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543731399008391230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-4988321615388192482011-02-11T08:54:55.068-08:002011-02-11T08:54:55.068-08:00The bottom line is that fear of terrorism makes pe...The bottom line is that fear of terrorism makes people stupid, and so we should at least question whether the government is selling fear for political purposes.<br /><br />Yes and we seem to have more than normal number of stupid people here in Amerika.jo6pachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243469700844995455noreply@blogger.com