Another Important Question
Oct. 7th, 2008 10:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsSome of you may have missed this, what with all the ruckus about the flailing economy, but: Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"?
Yeah, why exactly *do* we need an Army unit patrolling within our own borders? And who decides what constitutes an "unruly individual?" (hint: it's probably not you or me)
Here's an interview with Naomi Wolf, on this very subject. You may want to skip, if you scare easily:
It's getting worrisome out there, in a lot of ways. Are we getting panicked about the right things? Or is our attention being diverted?
Anyhoo, just sharing info, not telling you what to do or not do with it. :)
EDIT: This is not to say that I suspect a vast conspiracy. BUT, actions taken in haste often have serious consequences, and there's a whole lot of haste going on in the panic state of the "emergencies" of recent years. Fear is a powerful motivator, and it doesn't exactly encourage deliberate or thorough reflection.
Yeah, why exactly *do* we need an Army unit patrolling within our own borders? And who decides what constitutes an "unruly individual?" (hint: it's probably not you or me)
Here's an interview with Naomi Wolf, on this very subject. You may want to skip, if you scare easily:
It's getting worrisome out there, in a lot of ways. Are we getting panicked about the right things? Or is our attention being diverted?
Anyhoo, just sharing info, not telling you what to do or not do with it. :)
EDIT: This is not to say that I suspect a vast conspiracy. BUT, actions taken in haste often have serious consequences, and there's a whole lot of haste going on in the panic state of the "emergencies" of recent years. Fear is a powerful motivator, and it doesn't exactly encourage deliberate or thorough reflection.
