Undoubtedly I shall get flamed for bringing this up, but if you ever read None Dare Call It Conspiracy, you will remember that in the final chapter, the authors list 14 signposts to slavery, with number 13 being "Any attempt to restrict freedom of movement within the United States". No matter what you may think of this book, looking at this list and comparing it to the current state of affairs in the USA should surely make intelligent people think twice about summarily condemning the rest of the contents as puerile fantasy.
I do not live in the USA, and do not have any such 'restrictions' imposed upon me for domestic travel, yet given the eagerness of my country's government (Australia) to kiss GWB's ass, and be general toadies to the Americans, it is no doubt only a matter of time.
Most of the Slashdot crowd knows full well the erosion of freedoms that has been occuring in America over the last few years. Can you tell me that it is definitely not possible for those on the inside of the conspiracy to engineer some terrorism (or at least fund it), providing the 'necessity' for imposing such laws as the PATRIOT act upon American citizens? Do you who live in the USA still honestly believe that it is still the home of the free? I have been to the US several times in the last few years, and it is more of a police state than I could have imagined...or maybe that's just California;-)
I am not trying to diminish the reality of terrorism, or the tragedy that was 9/11, but it is in my view a greater tragedy that not only is America becoming more socialist each year, but that it is still hell bent on imposing it's brand of (socialist) democracy and freedom on the rest of the world.
The conspiracy is real - it is not just a crackpot theory that only loonies and fringe dwellers swallow whole. If you haven't read the book, go and read it, and see if it isn't happening in your country. It scares the hell out of me, and I don't even live there, but it has ramifications for my country, and much of the rest of the world.
Amazing. Someone actually discovered that there IS intelligent life outside the USA.
What a complete crock this article was. Do Americans really think that they are the only intelligent people in the world, and that scientific discovery and innovation is their sole preserve? When will you blinkered sheeplike people realise that there is a whole world outside of the borders of the United States, and that there is more happening in that world than simply Iraq, or whatever has the current American interest? You think that having your Congress throw more money at the problem will fix it? Maybe, if you throw it at the right places (public education would be a good start). More importantly though, Americans need to pull their heads out of their Stars and Striped asses, and understand that they are part of a global community, and that others in that community can make just as valid a contribution in areas such as science, or anything else.
Yes Mr Shareholder, we all know how Australian companies like Telstra and the Big 4 banks pander to the shareholders, seeing customers as merely the means of squeezing more profits. As a former employee of just such a company, it is easy to see the board doing everything they can to improve share price, dividend yield etc, in order to lick up to the almighty shareholders, just so they can keep their multi-million dollar a year jobs, bonuses etc. Providing a quality product and decent service just gets in the way of screwing the customers for more and more cash.
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Yes, this is what happens for those of us lucky enough to live in a country governed by Luddites...
It's still available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0899 666612/103-1745790-6977412?v=glance
I found it at my public library too...
Undoubtedly I shall get flamed for bringing this up, but if you ever read None Dare Call It Conspiracy, you will remember that in the final chapter, the authors list 14 signposts to slavery, with number 13 being "Any attempt to restrict freedom of movement within the United States". No matter what you may think of this book, looking at this list and comparing it to the current state of affairs in the USA should surely make intelligent people think twice about summarily condemning the rest of the contents as puerile fantasy.
;-)
I do not live in the USA, and do not have any such 'restrictions' imposed upon me for domestic travel, yet given the eagerness of my country's government (Australia) to kiss GWB's ass, and be general toadies to the Americans, it is no doubt only a matter of time.
Most of the Slashdot crowd knows full well the erosion of freedoms that has been occuring in America over the last few years. Can you tell me that it is definitely not possible for those on the inside of the conspiracy to engineer some terrorism (or at least fund it), providing the 'necessity' for imposing such laws as the PATRIOT act upon American citizens? Do you who live in the USA still honestly believe that it is still the home of the free? I have been to the US several times in the last few years, and it is more of a police state than I could have imagined...or maybe that's just California
I am not trying to diminish the reality of terrorism, or the tragedy that was 9/11, but it is in my view a greater tragedy that not only is America becoming more socialist each year, but that it is still hell bent on imposing it's brand of (socialist) democracy and freedom on the rest of the world.
The conspiracy is real - it is not just a crackpot theory that only loonies and fringe dwellers swallow whole. If you haven't read the book, go and read it, and see if it isn't happening in your country. It scares the hell out of me, and I don't even live there, but it has ramifications for my country, and much of the rest of the world.
Now to just get the warp core fixed...
Amazing. Someone actually discovered that there IS intelligent life outside the USA.
What a complete crock this article was. Do Americans really think that they are the only intelligent people in the world, and that scientific discovery and innovation is their sole preserve? When will you blinkered sheeplike people realise that there is a whole world outside of the borders of the United States, and that there is more happening in that world than simply Iraq, or whatever has the current American interest? You think that having your Congress throw more money at the problem will fix it? Maybe, if you throw it at the right places (public education would be a good start). More importantly though, Americans need to pull their heads out of their Stars and Striped asses, and understand that they are part of a global community, and that others in that community can make just as valid a contribution in areas such as science, or anything else.
Yes Mr Shareholder, we all know how Australian companies like Telstra and the Big 4 banks pander to the shareholders, seeing customers as merely the means of squeezing more profits. As a former employee of just such a company, it is easy to see the board doing everything they can to improve share price, dividend yield etc, in order to lick up to the almighty shareholders, just so they can keep their multi-million dollar a year jobs, bonuses etc. Providing a quality product and decent service just gets in the way of screwing the customers for more and more cash.