Re: To All Veterans

Would you rather be slaving for the Germans and speaking German or Japanese
instead? If they had the technology back then, it would be the same. There
are two sides to freedom today. One side is for our own protection and the
other is whatever you make of it. I'm no fan of the Patriot Act myself.
However, if you visit as many countries as I have, you would be damn happy
to have all of that technology watching you vs the way justice is carried
out in most other countries. YES, we are free. Now what part of freedom
don't you understand? What freedom has been denied you or taken away from
you that's protected by our Constitution?? We have lost nothing. Unless of
course you are a convicted felon, in which case you have no freedom at all.

<Johnny1000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:16203-4376329F-572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> All those soldiers who gave their lives in WW1 and WW2 would roll over
> in their graves if they could see what they really fought and died for.
> ..Freedom?? Think again. We have cameras watching our every move on
> the street. Computers tracking everything we do online or say on the
> telephone. ...Driver's licenses and passports that have gradually
> incorporated every personal aspect about us on them (And keep
> watching...finger prints and/or retinal scans are next) ...Our
> government was thinking of installing devices in our vehicles to monitor
> our highway usage for taxation purposes. ...Guess what else they'd use
> them for? ...Of course, our movements are currently tracked by the phone
> calls we make, internet connections, and credit card usage. We are
> restricted in the ability to defend our home, our property, and
> ourselves. ..We think we own our land, but fail to pay that tax or keep
> your front yard up to the local standards, and you'll discover just what
> "ownership" really means. ...We basically have authorities who can
> stop us on the street and demand to see our papers. We have to basically
> go through a body search to travel anywere. ...Sound familiar ..How
> about Nazi occupation? ...Mind you, all this is done under the
> psychological guise that it's for our own protection. Are we free?
> ..Of course we are-- in our own mind. ...Jon
>


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