Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Dear " Nora Gottlieb " <nwgott, You make a good point about not only could it happen here. It has already happened here. It is my understanding that one of the tactics used to exterminate through genocide the Native American Indians was to give them blankets to stay warm with that they infected with small pox pus. Did your ancestors survive the Trail of Tears? My Mother did not survive America's psychiatric holocaust. Tune into internet radio Thursdays at 10AM for the details. Thank you very much, Sandra Lance, D.C. DrLance Daughter of Alma Virginia Sanders Antidepressent Suicide Victim ******************************************************************** As a partial descendant of the Creek and Cherokee Nations, I'd say it has already happened here, it may very well be happening again. NG ps I understand that all of the treaties ever made with the US Government have been broken. How about the *treaty of small government * that the Republicans keep talking about.....when asking to be voted in office? I appriaciate your post, dip.... - " dippitydodahff " <MRSCM4871 Saturday, December 25, 2004 5:46 AM IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE > > > > It Can't Happen Here > > > December 20, 2004 > > > In 2002 I asked my House colleagues a rhetorical question with regard > to the onslaught of government growth in the post-September 11th era: > Is America becoming a police state? > > The question is no longer rhetorical. We are not yet living in a > total police state, but it is fast approaching. The seeds of future > tyranny have been sown, and many of our basic protections against > government have been undermined. The atmosphere since 2001 has > permitted Congress to create whole new departments and agencies that > purport to make us safer- always at the expense of our liberty. But > security and liberty go hand-in-hand. Members of Congress, like too > many Americans, don't understand that a society with no constraints > on its government cannot be secure. History proves that societies > crumble when their governments become more powerful than the people > and private institutions. > > Unfortunately, the new intelligence bill passed by Congress two weeks > ago moves us closer to an encroaching police state by imposing the > precursor to a full-fledged national ID card. Within two years, > every American will need a " conforming " ID to deal with any federal > agency-- including TSA at the airport. > > Undoubtedly many Americans and members of Congress don't believe > America is becoming a police state, which is reasonable enough. They > associate the phrase with highly visible symbols of authoritarianism > like military patrols, martial law, and summary executions. But we > ought to be concerned that we have laid the foundation for tyranny by > making the public more docile, more accustomed to government > bullying, and more accepting of arbitrary authority- all in the name > of security. Our love for liberty above all has been so diminished > that we tolerate intrusions into our privacy that would have been > abhorred just a few years ago. We tolerate inconveniences and > infringements upon our liberties in a manner that reflects poorly on > our great national character of rugged individualism. American > history, at least in part, is a history of people who don't like > being told what to do. Yet we are increasingly empowering the > federal government and its agents to run our lives. > > Terror, fear, and crises like 9-11 are used to achieve complacency > and obedience, especially when citizens are deluded into believing > they are still a free people. The loss of liberty, we are assured, > will be minimal, short-lived, and necessary. Many citizens believe > that once the war on terror is over, restrictions on their liberties > will be reversed. But this war is undeclared and open-ended, with no > precise enemy and no expressly stated final goal. Terrorism will > never be eradicated completely; does this mean future presidents will > assert extraordinary war powers indefinitely? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Tune into internet radio Thursdays at 10AM for the details. Which 'Internet Radio Thursdays at 10PM'??? Thanks--and I'm very sorry about your mother...I'd like to know which internet radio station, and which time zone YOUR '10AM' is. Sorry if this is a dumb question about the internet station--I'm new here! Again, many sorrows for your mother's death from antidepressants. Are there details you could share so we all may benefit from the information? What led up to it, etc? Both my sons are on SSRIs and.....well, if you want, let me know--offlist or on. Thanks. Glenna/Seattle --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release 9/24/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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