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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
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Op Ed's from Al Jazeera?
the tone is 100% on point. what is misleading is that this "cult of compliance" has been ingrained into the society since 9/11.
It started off, innocently enough, with absurd TSA intrusions of personal liberty, in the "name of security", and are now part and parcel of everyday life.- "Put your shampoo in a baggie and make sure it is not 3.1 oz. or the baggie is no larger than a quart". "Agree to a full body scan or a groping session." "Take your shoes off, leave your shoes on, tap dance, stop tap dancing" - on and on.. It's now completely accepted and appreciated as "saving us from the devil" when really it was just the beginning of the complacency indoctrination process.
Add in the DHS (easily worth every penny of the 60 BILLION dollars a year we spend on "it), the Patriot Act, and how the expanded roles the NDAA plays in circumventing the constitution, of course all in the "name of security" and you get a greater erosion of liberty.
Now militarize the police so that it becomes accepted that we can expect them to basically "be an army" for our "security".
It's been going on right under your noses.
Ignore it, pay no attention.
"Hey look over there, it's another Ice Bucket Challenge!!!!"