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<blockquote data-quote="Judge Bean" data-source="post: 20057" data-attributes="member: 42"><p><strong>Re: Brave New Freedom</strong></p><p></p><p>The entire Bush administration is gearing up for God knows what-- getting its metaphorical arsenal tight. It has gotten to the point that you know that these phrases are going to appear in any given speech: <em>Spread Freedom, Fight Terrorism, Activist Judges, Sanctity of Marriage.</em> In one of the State of the Unions he even managed to use <em>Activist Judges</em> and <em>Saving Marriage</em> in one sentence within a couple of words.</p><p></p><p>You do not think that this is much to worry about, right?</p><p> </p><p>The problem is, these phrases each mean almost the opposite of what they pretend to mean, and are intended to be substituted for thought. In one issue of my local newspaper, youth gangs were called "urban terrorists," and the Attorney General (joining the Secretary of State and many others) was characterized as having the defense against terrorist attacks as his primary mission. </p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General does not prosecute foreign criminals, and the office has neglected its actual work, as proven by the reduction in the number of civil rights cases it has investigated and filed-- almost half over four years. Likewise, the purpose of the Secretary of State is to conduct foreign policy and the diplomatic mission-- and we have been told that terrorists are "stateless" and that harboring them is against international law.</p><p> </p><p>That's the international law that the U.S. chooses to comply with selectively.</p><p> </p><p>Don't be fooled by the tin ring of the phrases: I'd wager that there isn't anyone you know who believes that freedom should be an entitlement of only the well-off, or that terrorists should get away with anything, or that judges should engage in moral politics, or that marriage should be trashed. What they are doing is a fancy "wrapping in the flag," as taught by the Elder Bush: pick petty, inarguable issues, and bang the drum.</p><p> </p><p>So it looks as though the program is actually directed at U.S. citizens-- and, by <em>program</em>, I mean the chief mission of the government. No one, or very few, will protest their mistreatment of criminal suspects; some will notice the strange obsession of the government in incantation and militarism, and will wonder whether it is something to worry about; a small number, perhaps some of you, will see the actual danger to us and act.</p><p> </p><p>My suggestion is to decide the range of your radius of dissent. This describes the circle you are willing to draw around yourself and your family within which you will not permit the government to encroach on your rights. Be as vigilant about what happens to all who may fall within the circle as you would be about your loved ones. If it's only just as far as your curb, it still an area you will not permit them to violate.</p><p> </p><p>It's just a way of thinking about the problem. Regard the perimeter as a flexible range that can include remote locations and faraway friends and relatives. Or your whole town.</p><p> </p><p>Our circles, also, all intersect on the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Judge Bean, post: 20057, member: 42"] [b]Re: Brave New Freedom[/b] The entire Bush administration is gearing up for God knows what-- getting its metaphorical arsenal tight. It has gotten to the point that you know that these phrases are going to appear in any given speech: [i]Spread Freedom, Fight Terrorism, Activist Judges, Sanctity of Marriage.[/i] In one of the State of the Unions he even managed to use [i]Activist Judges[/i] and [i]Saving Marriage[/i] in one sentence within a couple of words. You do not think that this is much to worry about, right? The problem is, these phrases each mean almost the opposite of what they pretend to mean, and are intended to be substituted for thought. In one issue of my local newspaper, youth gangs were called "urban terrorists," and the Attorney General (joining the Secretary of State and many others) was characterized as having the defense against terrorist attacks as his primary mission. The Attorney General does not prosecute foreign criminals, and the office has neglected its actual work, as proven by the reduction in the number of civil rights cases it has investigated and filed-- almost half over four years. Likewise, the purpose of the Secretary of State is to conduct foreign policy and the diplomatic mission-- and we have been told that terrorists are "stateless" and that harboring them is against international law. That's the international law that the U.S. chooses to comply with selectively. Don't be fooled by the tin ring of the phrases: I'd wager that there isn't anyone you know who believes that freedom should be an entitlement of only the well-off, or that terrorists should get away with anything, or that judges should engage in moral politics, or that marriage should be trashed. What they are doing is a fancy "wrapping in the flag," as taught by the Elder Bush: pick petty, inarguable issues, and bang the drum. So it looks as though the program is actually directed at U.S. citizens-- and, by [i]program[/i], I mean the chief mission of the government. No one, or very few, will protest their mistreatment of criminal suspects; some will notice the strange obsession of the government in incantation and militarism, and will wonder whether it is something to worry about; a small number, perhaps some of you, will see the actual danger to us and act. My suggestion is to decide the range of your radius of dissent. This describes the circle you are willing to draw around yourself and your family within which you will not permit the government to encroach on your rights. Be as vigilant about what happens to all who may fall within the circle as you would be about your loved ones. If it's only just as far as your curb, it still an area you will not permit them to violate. It's just a way of thinking about the problem. Regard the perimeter as a flexible range that can include remote locations and faraway friends and relatives. Or your whole town. Our circles, also, all intersect on the forum. [/QUOTE]
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