To Clarify.
There have been some questions (good ones) raised about my last post. Maybe I was running off emotion (I don't believe so), maybe not. Either way, here is part 2 of FEAR.
The first point that I would like to raise is that there is no proof as of yet that these terror assholes actually even had explosive materials. That being said...
The Scotland Yard officer that made the announcement of the foiled plot said "...mass murder on an unimaginable scale." Because of 9/11 and my love of the horror genre, I can imagine a lot.
I have one problem with the whole 'take away all liquids' idea at security. This plot was reportedly more complicated by far than a shoe-bomb. As far as I know, we are still allowed to wear shoes on an airplane, even though some crazy-ass tried to use his as a bomb. Hmm.
Allow me to clarify further. I have no problem with taking away sodas or drink containers. They do it everyday at ballgames and movie theaters. My problem is with the timing.
See, it is now known that the White House knew about this planned attack as early as Sunday, yet made no mention of it until today. This bothers me for two reasons. 1) The White House press team made a litany of statements about how Ned Lamont and the entire Democratic party was weak on terrorism. This was Monday and early Tuesday... mid-term election day in Connecticut. Could this have been a politically motivated decision to keep knowledge of said plan submersed until today? 2) We and the Brits still allowed drinks and hair gels on board every single flight up untill today, even while having prior knowledge of said plot.
Just think. Use your grey matter. That's all I'm asking.
So one question I have is: do we ground everyone and every flight everytime a lunatic (or group of lunatics) threatens violence? If so, why wasn't this carried out on Sunday?
And remember, we still have our shoes. Everyone, everyday, on planes, trains, buses, subways, and PRT's.
A quick story.
When I was younger, and my little sister was much younger, my family took a trip to California to visit relatives. My sister was a toddler at the time, so my mother took with her crackers, peanut butter, and a butter knife (with which to spread the peanut butter onto the crakers - duh, right?). My mother was held in security after not passing the safety check due to the butter knife. For a long-ass time. Long enough for me to remember at a young age that my parents were extremely perterbed by this. C'mon, it's pretty evident that the crackers and peanut butter were the reason for the butter knife, right? Apparently not.
Imagine how perturbed they would have been if my mom had been forced to DRINK HER OWN BREAST MILK (yeah, I'm not letting that one go).
P.I.S.S.E.D.
This fear is the reason people like my mom are stopped, and political correctness is the reason the 9/11 hijackers were not.
That is seriously fucked.
The point of my post "FEAR" was just that: fear.
AS of today, you are not allowed to carry toothpaste, contact solution, hair-gel, or anything else that could contain bomb-making shit in it onto an airplane. You can still wear your shoes, but no damn toothpaste.
Why no I-pods? Why no Gameboys? The 'explosive materials' needed a detonator, right? Last time I checked, those were electronic. Hmmm.
Again, do not get me wrong. I understand fully that there are people "over there" that want to Annihilate us. I'm simply saying that there are people in your own hometown, on your own street that are just as dangerous, just as threatening to your security. People just as evil and fucked-up as "those guys".
Fear of terrorists on airplanes should be at least a distant second to the meth-heads and child molesters in your own town.
I also just want to ask that you not allow your own government to politicize this. Especially considering how close we are to an election.
"The only thing to use is fear itself." - some witty dude.
Sleep well. I mean it. Everyone everywhere is going to die. This includes you. Fear is not going to change this fact. So embrace life. Do not give these asshole terror-fucks the victory - the power - to take one more minute of your precious life. Live. Love life. And for God's sake, don't be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7
There have been some questions (good ones) raised about my last post. Maybe I was running off emotion (I don't believe so), maybe not. Either way, here is part 2 of FEAR.
The first point that I would like to raise is that there is no proof as of yet that these terror assholes actually even had explosive materials. That being said...
The Scotland Yard officer that made the announcement of the foiled plot said "...mass murder on an unimaginable scale." Because of 9/11 and my love of the horror genre, I can imagine a lot.
I have one problem with the whole 'take away all liquids' idea at security. This plot was reportedly more complicated by far than a shoe-bomb. As far as I know, we are still allowed to wear shoes on an airplane, even though some crazy-ass tried to use his as a bomb. Hmm.
Allow me to clarify further. I have no problem with taking away sodas or drink containers. They do it everyday at ballgames and movie theaters. My problem is with the timing.
See, it is now known that the White House knew about this planned attack as early as Sunday, yet made no mention of it until today. This bothers me for two reasons. 1) The White House press team made a litany of statements about how Ned Lamont and the entire Democratic party was weak on terrorism. This was Monday and early Tuesday... mid-term election day in Connecticut. Could this have been a politically motivated decision to keep knowledge of said plan submersed until today? 2) We and the Brits still allowed drinks and hair gels on board every single flight up untill today, even while having prior knowledge of said plot.
Just think. Use your grey matter. That's all I'm asking.
So one question I have is: do we ground everyone and every flight everytime a lunatic (or group of lunatics) threatens violence? If so, why wasn't this carried out on Sunday?
And remember, we still have our shoes. Everyone, everyday, on planes, trains, buses, subways, and PRT's.
A quick story.
When I was younger, and my little sister was much younger, my family took a trip to California to visit relatives. My sister was a toddler at the time, so my mother took with her crackers, peanut butter, and a butter knife (with which to spread the peanut butter onto the crakers - duh, right?). My mother was held in security after not passing the safety check due to the butter knife. For a long-ass time. Long enough for me to remember at a young age that my parents were extremely perterbed by this. C'mon, it's pretty evident that the crackers and peanut butter were the reason for the butter knife, right? Apparently not.
Imagine how perturbed they would have been if my mom had been forced to DRINK HER OWN BREAST MILK (yeah, I'm not letting that one go).
P.I.S.S.E.D.
This fear is the reason people like my mom are stopped, and political correctness is the reason the 9/11 hijackers were not.
That is seriously fucked.
The point of my post "FEAR" was just that: fear.
AS of today, you are not allowed to carry toothpaste, contact solution, hair-gel, or anything else that could contain bomb-making shit in it onto an airplane. You can still wear your shoes, but no damn toothpaste.
Why no I-pods? Why no Gameboys? The 'explosive materials' needed a detonator, right? Last time I checked, those were electronic. Hmmm.
Again, do not get me wrong. I understand fully that there are people "over there" that want to Annihilate us. I'm simply saying that there are people in your own hometown, on your own street that are just as dangerous, just as threatening to your security. People just as evil and fucked-up as "those guys".
Fear of terrorists on airplanes should be at least a distant second to the meth-heads and child molesters in your own town.
I also just want to ask that you not allow your own government to politicize this. Especially considering how close we are to an election.
"The only thing to use is fear itself." - some witty dude.
Sleep well. I mean it. Everyone everywhere is going to die. This includes you. Fear is not going to change this fact. So embrace life. Do not give these asshole terror-fucks the victory - the power - to take one more minute of your precious life. Live. Love life. And for God's sake, don't be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7
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