Want Freedom?

Xenopax writes "According to this story on the Sacramento Bee Americans are now more willing to throw away their first amendment rights for the false feeling of security than ever before. In fact many believe that the First amendment goes too far with its protection and think we should allow monitoring of religious groups for national security. Also many people believe the media shouldn't be allowed to question the government in times of war. One has to wonder if anyone cares about their constitutional rights any more, or if everyone would be happier living in 1984." The study is conducted by the Freedom Forum every year and is available for download.

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Re:The word is treason

[Profe55or Booty]

I don't know of anyone that thinks the government should be required to be entirely truthful about ongoing operations in times of war.

hi, my name's greg clarke

now you do

Re:Freedom and the USA

[Reality Master 101]

Americans didn't invent freedom, Americans implemented freedom. Which is arguably much, much, much more difficult. Of course, we're still waiting for Europe to implement it.

Hmmmmm ...

[SengirV]

... could be people are just sick and tired of the Biased media constantly bashing Bush and any move he makes. The people realize that we are at war with forces who targe every single man, woman, and child in the US, but the media does nothing but bash every move that has been made. The media complained that that Afganistan would be the Vietnam of the new century, the media then complained about the "horrible" conditions in Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. The truth couldn;t be further from the truth. Look at how the US bends over backwards to make the conditions first class, while our enemy's beat and murder Daniel Perl and anyone they can get their hands on.

I could go on with example after example of the garbage the media prints, but the people realize that the media prints/reports crap and they are getting tired of it. The people are just getting sick and tired of the media bashing everyhting that is America and what it stands for. The media would have you believe Palastinians are victims in every way instead of reporting that Palastinians are targeting women and children by attacking civilians.

Hmmm, I wonder why fox news is kicking CNN's ass in the ratings? Could be that people are sick of the Biased Liberal Agenda.

I'm sick of dumbshits saying GWB is great

[t0qer]

The economy sucks, most people I know are out of work, 911.

Yesterday I went to go visit some friends up in San Francisco. I was appalled at the
number of large office spaces availiable for lease along the 101. Entire business parks empty. It was an amazingly traffic free drive on the way home down the 280 during what would have been bumper to bumper during the boom.

GWB reminds me of the construction people in my neighborhood. They don't understand the importance of dumping money into the tech sector. They forget that during the boom that EVERYONE had money and was spending it on
everything.

As far as GWB being a great president, well we could have had Saddam Hussain as president when 911 happened, all he would have had to say was Lets kick butt and instant popularity in the polls. Satan could
have said Lets Kick butt and the pope would have rallied behind him. Sure you think i'm kidding? Think back to 911, when GWB said he wasn't going to put up with terrorism. Didn't you think what a cool guy?

I think GWB is a liar! I think he lied to win the election, he's lying about the impact 911 had on our economy, he's lying that we can't catch usama. 27
million dollar reward and nobody has turned the guy in yet? I mean cmon folks get real here, if I was some starving Al Quaida soldier fuck my religion, gimme the money! I think GWB is trying to get as many young
americans into the army as possible to lock us in a huge war so he stays in office. We have no business fucking with Hussain in Iraq either, GWB's daddy already carpet bombed the place in the 90's, we kicked his ass so hard
that he now allows UN weapon inspectors to make sure he isn't building weapons of mass destruction.

We should be focusing on rebuilding our economy and the twin towers, not bombs.

After a year and a half of not working, eating ramen noodles to pay the mortgage and watching a lot of my friends in the same predicement, i'm beginning to suspect that 911 was just a ploy by GWB to gain popularity. Yeah
I know it sounds sick, but we're talking about a president who's father was in the CIA, and did some suspicous things when it came to the election.

Another thing bothering me, is what happened to all the 911 relief funds? I have inlaws in NYC that had inlaws that died. They've gotten jack shit from anyone. My guess is it went to the GWB bomb building
fund.

Mod me down if you like, this is honestly how I feel about things. I think times really suck now and I wish Clinton was still president. Hey the man liked cigars, I can relate to that (wink wink nod nod say no more)

Now on top of fucking the economy to fund his war, lying to the public at any chance he can, and letting the RIAA fuck us on our personal rights, he wants to take more away from me? Fuck no! I won't stand for it. Even
though my vote didn't make a difference in the last election there is no way GWB is going to be able to pull that florida crap a second time. I will vote his ass out and I would urge any slashdotters in a similiar situation
to go do the same. Fuck GWB he's a joke!

Now that i've said all these nasty comments about GWB I can expect a knock at the door from the FBI, because he wants my first ammendment rights too.

Re:Freedom and the USA

[elefantstn]

Here's a question? Why is it that Europeans think they know what gets taught in American schools? And even though they don't have a clue, they feel qualified to pass judgment on it?

We know freedom wasn't invented here, Eurosnob. Every high school teaches its history back through ancient Greece.

So can we please drop this idea that you know what you're talking about? Go stereotype some other group of 300 million people.

IF THERE ARE FREE ELECTIONS IN 2004. IF NOT....

[vkg]

Excuse the caps.

I wholeheartedly agree with what you say.

However, you are making the assumptions that there will be free elections in 2004.

There won't be: pure and simple, Bush came to power through electoral fraud, and he's going to attempt to stay in the Whitehaus using every trick in the book.

Expect carefully scheduled wars, PR events and more of the kinds of tricks (stripping black democrats off the voter's rolls) that were pulled in Florida.

We're in deep trouble, IMHO.