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In reply to the discussion: What else do they want to know? When will it end? [View all]90-percent
(6,956 posts)I was taught as a youth that American values are really great and should be nurtured and cherished. These values are to be found mostly in our wonderful Constitution.
The Constitution America has fought many wars defending. Think of what America would be like if we lost WW2, for example.
Ever since 9-11, our very own government has been dismantling the Constitution in the name of fighting "The War on Terror".
So, our current times of shredding the Constitution are, in a way, turning America and all we used to stand for, into a model of what we would be like If Germany and Japan had indeed won WW2. Only this time, it's our own elected leaders that are dismantling our Constitution, and thus our values, instead of "the enemy".
Terrorism is bad, and dying in a collapsing skyscraper is pretty damn horrifying, but democracy is about doing the most good for the most people. Therefore, we should go after stuff that does the most damage; cancer, auto accidents, heart disease, poverty, obesity, and diet (plus a lot of other thing I forgot) kills a hell of a lot more of us than terrorists do!
Our response should be proportional to the magnitude of the damage, and the amount of Americans killed by terrorism is miniscule compared to the other big stuff listed.
Not to mention what the 500,000 American Dead of WW2 must be thinking about our country now; "I gave my life in WW2 to protect "the American way of life" and you modern cretins are letting your politicians dismantle the constitution right in front of your eyes in the name of fighting "terror". All of you people in the present day that willfully let the Constitution die are dishonoring the 500,00 souls that died protecting our freedoms. You will now be living the lives such spineless, fearful, dishonorable people deserve."
-90% Jimmy