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I too think we'll probably be hit again. I too thank the military, the government and it's covert agents for helping to keep us safe.
But though I believe we need to protect ourselves, I still think the current administration is a bit over-the-top about the whole thing - sort of like the Wall Stree blast of 1920 - anarchists, espionage/sedition acts, Wilson and the Palmer raids.
1920's was supposed to be about the triumph of the Reds. Became the triumph of the consumer capitalism. Did Wilson/Palmer/J. Edgar Hoover protect us? Yes. Were they also exaggerating the level of the threat to consolidate power? Yes.
Nothing seems to have changed......but why should it?
Unstable times ALWAYS occur after a large "sea change" in the world. Look at the wars against Napoleon and the Revolutions of 1830. Look at WWI and the Red Scare. Look at WWII and the McCarthy/United Nations/NATO era.
We were pre-destined to have a period of challenge after the fall of the Soviets. And, lo and behold, here we have it. We must fight it. But it too shall pass......
Let the govenrment do it's job. They keep us safe. But don't let them go too far: only the military can win the battles, but only our freedoms can win the longer war - they're the lure that will eventually pacify the rest of the world.....
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