The terrorists are winning. In fact, they may have already won. The fact is that most people don't understand the objective of terrorism and those who do understand its objectives have willingly, though unwittingly, played into their hands.
ISIS, al qaeda, and other terrorists organizations fully intend to raise their flags over the White House, but they know they will never be able to do so by... militarily invading, not with an armed force up against the might and power of the United States Military. Their goal is to let it happen from within. And, it is working. That is not to say that there won’t be attacks on U.S. soil as I am sure there will be. In fact, I think you can count on it.
The attacks of 9/11 were not intended to inflict an immediate fatal blow to the economy or the military and leadership of the United States. Even if their intent was to fly a plane into the Capitol they realized that our government has too many layers to simply collapse by taking out a building full of congressmen. To the contrary, terrorists know full well that any attack against the United States and its people will result in a full-court press to stop terrorist aggression. They depend upon our might and our strength to work against us.
We value liberty and defend freedom, but we also have this overwhelming desire to be secure. What they understand and what we have failed to grasp is that there is a delicate balance between freedom and security and as we employ greater methods of security the more those freedoms will melt away. This is exactly what has happened. Consider TSA screenings at airports; requiring passport documents to cross back into the United States from Canada and Mexico, two countries that have had open borders for law abiding citizens for decades; security screenings of the public at certain national monuments; the militarization of state and local police with surplus military equipment; warrantless NSA prying into personal communications; criminalizing the telling of lies to the FBI; reporting of bank transactions of more than $10,000 to the federal government; and constant surveillance of any movement you make outside your home. And, how do we as citizens of a free society feel about it? Perhaps we are willing to tolerate bits and pieces, but as the bits and pieces grow they will become a mountain. We are comfortable with the camel sticking its nose into the tent. However, are we comfortable when the camel is in the tent and we are outside in the cold?
All it takes is a single spark. It might not be the first spark, but eventually a spark like that which has touched off in Ferguson will make it all come undone. More likely than not, there will be several sparks that will unravel the fabric of our society one thread at a time. One must wonder what the true protestors are really protesting. Yes, they protested the death of a young black man at the hands of the police, but listen carefully to what they are saying. For starters, they are complaining about the military tactics and equipment adopted by the police. On the other hand, they want all police equipped with body cameras. On the one hand there is too much intrusion and on the other hand they want more. They are terribly conflicted within their own ranks. It is this confusion, the stepped up security measures by government, and our own resistance that can lead to the overthrow of our government as we once knew it 50 years ago.
There is more. There is much more. Indeed there is a conspiracy but it is offshore and it is working and most of us don't even know it. And, as I like to ask, Therefore, What?
ISIS, al qaeda, and other terrorists organizations fully intend to raise their flags over the White House, but they know they will never be able to do so by... militarily invading, not with an armed force up against the might and power of the United States Military. Their goal is to let it happen from within. And, it is working. That is not to say that there won’t be attacks on U.S. soil as I am sure there will be. In fact, I think you can count on it.
The attacks of 9/11 were not intended to inflict an immediate fatal blow to the economy or the military and leadership of the United States. Even if their intent was to fly a plane into the Capitol they realized that our government has too many layers to simply collapse by taking out a building full of congressmen. To the contrary, terrorists know full well that any attack against the United States and its people will result in a full-court press to stop terrorist aggression. They depend upon our might and our strength to work against us.
We value liberty and defend freedom, but we also have this overwhelming desire to be secure. What they understand and what we have failed to grasp is that there is a delicate balance between freedom and security and as we employ greater methods of security the more those freedoms will melt away. This is exactly what has happened. Consider TSA screenings at airports; requiring passport documents to cross back into the United States from Canada and Mexico, two countries that have had open borders for law abiding citizens for decades; security screenings of the public at certain national monuments; the militarization of state and local police with surplus military equipment; warrantless NSA prying into personal communications; criminalizing the telling of lies to the FBI; reporting of bank transactions of more than $10,000 to the federal government; and constant surveillance of any movement you make outside your home. And, how do we as citizens of a free society feel about it? Perhaps we are willing to tolerate bits and pieces, but as the bits and pieces grow they will become a mountain. We are comfortable with the camel sticking its nose into the tent. However, are we comfortable when the camel is in the tent and we are outside in the cold?
All it takes is a single spark. It might not be the first spark, but eventually a spark like that which has touched off in Ferguson will make it all come undone. More likely than not, there will be several sparks that will unravel the fabric of our society one thread at a time. One must wonder what the true protestors are really protesting. Yes, they protested the death of a young black man at the hands of the police, but listen carefully to what they are saying. For starters, they are complaining about the military tactics and equipment adopted by the police. On the other hand, they want all police equipped with body cameras. On the one hand there is too much intrusion and on the other hand they want more. They are terribly conflicted within their own ranks. It is this confusion, the stepped up security measures by government, and our own resistance that can lead to the overthrow of our government as we once knew it 50 years ago.
There is more. There is much more. Indeed there is a conspiracy but it is offshore and it is working and most of us don't even know it. And, as I like to ask, Therefore, What?
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