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To me, one of the main themes of this movie deals with how a complacent society can stand by as government introduces more and more control (in the name of "protection") until the vast majority of the populations's rights and liberties are erased. This struck a chord with me as I see this happening now. Things like the "Patriot Act" are pitched to us as a means to make us safer and more secure, but another way to look at it is that fear (of this ill-defined enemy called "terror") is being used to remove our freedoms.

In my way of thinking, living in a "free" society carries certain risks with it, but I am willing to accept those risks for the benefit of being free.

One (paraphrased) line out of the movie was very good, "People shouldn't fear the government - government should fear the people."

Sure, it's just a movie, but I think there are important themes brought out that are applicable to what is going on around us.

Mike