tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post3132083073586014710..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: 9/11 Eight Years Later and No SaferAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-40571021138038070212009-09-10T11:28:31.556-07:002009-09-10T11:28:31.556-07:00Nope. Even though I live in a lightly populated r...Nope. Even though I live in a lightly populated rural area in Oregon the overall effects of a "dirty bomb" or something similar in a major city will reach out across the nation. <br />Such an event would provide our Dear Leader with just the "crisis"<br />I'm sure he's hoping for. <br />A nuclear burst in the upper atmosphere would produce an EMP (Electro-magnetic Pulse) which would essentially destroy communications of all kinds. <br />Even an attack similar to 9/11 would create a chaotic situation for us all. "The future's so bright I gotta wear shades."Buzzghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897676479222811119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-44334890065586105192009-09-10T08:34:30.111-07:002009-09-10T08:34:30.111-07:00Blandish as to "heap upon" or provide ab...Blandish as to "heap upon" or provide abundantly. That's my definition and I am sticking to it! :-)Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-81413733738881961862009-09-10T08:28:10.794-07:002009-09-10T08:28:10.794-07:00Alan
Good post.
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"... blandished...Alan<br /><br />Good post. <br /><br />[quibble]<br />"... <b>blandished billions</b> ..." is the strangest use of "blandished" I have ever seen. I couldn't find any reference that suggested anything other than "coax" as a meaning for "blandish". Where on earth did you get this usage?<br />[/quibble]Desert Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994814571427160862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-65008792057320824702009-09-10T07:32:37.993-07:002009-09-10T07:32:37.993-07:00No, I don't feel safer, in fact I feel less sa...No, I don't feel safer, in fact I feel less safe.<br /><br />It's because I feel so much less *free!* The danger is government. During the Bush administration (and those before it), and now during the Obama administration, government has grown and is now micromanaging all our lives. Step out of line and you might be on the business end of a taser or otherwise find out just how safe you aren't.<br /><br />And, we are all aware of how our God-given, Constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms is being infringed.<br /><br />Underneath all these obvious dangers posed by government lies the root of most economic problems, our lousy monetary policy.<br /><br />Murray Rothbard wrote extensively on that and I have reviewed some of his work on my own blog at http://www.alicelillieandher.blogspot.comAlice Lilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731555062527562517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-83969882654869282002009-09-10T06:48:55.680-07:002009-09-10T06:48:55.680-07:00I definitely do not feel one ounce safer now than ...I definitely do not feel one ounce safer now than eight years ago. And although 9/11 caused much anxiety, changes in laws, and all of us to fear for our own safety, I would say that in the next couple of years following 9/11 I felt safer than I do at this very moment. And I would be lying if I did not say that much of that has to do with the "attitudes", policies, and "positions" of those in control of our country. I appreciated having a "cowboy" (if you will) in office and watching our nation rise to defend ourselves. Additionally, attacks of that magnitude tend to bring a certain sense of solidarity, reminding us that we are Americans, we should stand up for ourselves, and that life is too short to bicker with your neighbors, especially when there is a bigger enemy out there. Regardless of whether or not we feel ow like we should not have gone to war, I sure remember the majority of people being all for it after 9/11. And the following days and months feeling more of a sense of patriotism amongst neighbors than at any moment here now.<br /><br />I feel that there is a certain amount of slight of hand going on right now. The shift of "political power" has allowed the powers that be to distract us and cause us to bicker amongst ourselves again. People I went to school with, and have always been friends with, now only care to talk about the whole issues of healthcare reform and how it is going to "save us all" and so on. I am vehemently opposed to healthcare reform, but that is not the point at all. In the mean time, while we are worrying about healthcare reform, cap and trade, big spending, gun laws, and other such, what is happening that we are not focused on? You are absolutely right when you say these people are patient, and they have a way of keeping their attentions focused on the goal longer than our fast food nation upbringing allows us to. <br /><br />I also feel the same feeling other comments have stated, and that is not only a fear of being attacked by terrorists, but also of being attacked by our own government. It is not enough to feel worried about terrorist attacks, but now we must worry about attacks by our government on our liberties, our constitutional rights, and now our own health and well-being. Not only that, but also the fear that while they are fooling with our money and our healthcare, they are doing nothing to defend us against terrorists and those who wish to attack us outside of our own nation. This is a particularly scary time I feel and I feel no safety, especially under our current administration.kuntrygrl_54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18377873274214625960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-82496399691894591622009-09-09T21:37:56.664-07:002009-09-09T21:37:56.664-07:00Alan you probably would not have written this post...Alan you probably would not have written this post if McCain had won. Which administration got side track with a war in Iraq? A place we had no business going to. They took their eyes off the rabbit. We should have focused on Afghanistan and pushed hard on the Pakistani's harboring bin Laden IMO.<br /><br />Do you feel the loss of your rights by the last administration? Do you really think the Patriot Act makes you safer? Do the stupid fly rules truly made you safer?<br /><br />Do you think bin Laden got what he wanted which was to make us more repressed by our government, cost our country billions of dollars on a useless war in Iraq and business compiling to new restrictive regulations costing billions and wasting citizens their time. So IMO we did the lemming thing and walked off the cliff, giving bin Laden what he wanted. We reduced our freedoms and liberty for what you believe and stated that "We are not SAFER today".<br /><br />I'm a libertarian not a liberal, but I am in no way am going to blame Obama for the wars he has to deal with or that we are less safe because of him. If we are less SAFE it's because of the last administration, they waste our men, our money, our counties reputation and reduced our freedoms on their own personal agendas. <br /><br />I am waiting for the new administration to restore my lost freedoms, but will not be holding my breath.<br /><br />Good day Sir.bajaheghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557880001677990791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-26845008565311118642009-09-09T21:33:09.212-07:002009-09-09T21:33:09.212-07:00Personally, since I don't live in one of the &...Personally, since I don't live in one of the "target" cities, I've always felt pretty safe when it comes to terrorism. Of course, like most people, I always get a little nervous when I travel by air now. While there are a lot of things I didn't like about the Bush administration, it's pretty hard to argue with the results ... we've been essentially terrorism free ever since 9/11. I'm sure the Obama administration will eventually wind up blowing that record. Let's hope when they do, it isn't something REALLY bad.<br /><br />It's sad to say, but lately, I worry a lot more about being attacked by my own government, and I'm sure many of your readers and fellow bloggers feel the same way. It's a sick feeling when, every day, you have to wonder if you will be singled out and attacked for stating your beliefs. As if that isn't bad enough, we also have to fend off the daily sneak attacks on our Constitution, or wallets, and our way of life. I never though I'd see the day when I was more worried about the enemy within ...Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-24396785743679937392009-09-09T17:18:41.597-07:002009-09-09T17:18:41.597-07:00Alan,
I absolutely do not feel safe. Not only co...Alan,<br /><br />I absolutely do not feel safe. Not only concerned about foreign terrorists, but I also do not feel safe with our domestic terrorist-in-chief. <br /><br />I sincerely believe that Obama is a muslim and will be loyal to the muslim nations. If we are attacked again by muslim terrorists while he is President, I do not think he would react or respond as George Bush did. He most likely would give a televised apology.<br /><br />The fact that this guy made the <br />9/11 day of remembrance into a day of service will not fly with average Americans! Perhaps they will remember still another Obama slap in America's face as we all march into Washinto D.C!Louise Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844509343077052288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-46861036507773340982009-09-09T17:17:59.291-07:002009-09-09T17:17:59.291-07:00I think it will be a long,long time before anyone ...I think it will be a long,long time before anyone in the US or Europe will be able to feel safe - if ever again - compounded, aided and abetted by our own governments.<br />With the expressed and fervently followed intent of Islam to install a world Caliphate, this news today is enough to warm the cockles of anyones' heart - not! <br />Hitting me like Charon's hammer was the headlines on Yahoo concerning the most popular boys names in the UK:<br /><br />No1 ...... Jack. OK, no problem,<br /><br />No2 ......Mohammad. That's the way we are headed, folks. Time to end PC and get real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com