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Originally Posted by Jack1.0
I know that people are frightened of the loss of privacy that they think this represents but I have to wonder if people realize what is at stake here. Terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda are trying to acquire nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and they want to detonate these weapons inside America where the casualties could be MILLIONS of DEATHS.
I don’t care if the NSA discovers that I only call my mother twice a month, if they can track and discover a plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in LA, New York, or Atlanta. How many TFP’rs do we know that live in or near these prime targets?
Unfortunately now the press has show the terrorists the phone company to change to if they don't want to have their calling patterns analyzed.
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What you are saying is quite circular.
You imply that the ends justify the means when you say that allowing the government to compromise our freedoms for the sake of security is O.K.
But,
what is a terrorist?
If the government was in fact too oppressive, wouldn't I then be justified in using means that could be defined as "terrorist" to achieve my ends: liberty?
You must understand that both terrorist groups who truly despise democratic organizations,
and government administrations who truly despise democratic organizations- they are effectively throwning us into this vicious circle to prevent us from ever acquiring liberty.
But this would require you to put aside your preconceptions for a moment here and, just for a split second, accept such a premise. If nothing, it's definately at least the most interesting dillema I've ever come across, wouldn't you agree?