On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:43:51 +0200 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] > As to the McCarthyism, I am referring to the sweep of terrorist laws > that strip away the rights of the individual in view of "the greater > good". If someone calls you a terrorist, you have little recourse when > the police search your house and comb through all your records to try to > substantiate the claim. The problem is, the probable cause is not being > used in those cases. Just by being branded a terrorist is enough to > cause major grief, no matter how true the statement is. > > This is exactly the same as McCarthy and his branding people communist > who clearly had no affiliation with them in retrospect. It didn't stop > those people from having ruined careers. > > The problem is also here in Europe. The thought police are quite > active. Because by catching the potential terrorists, the government > can save lives. Therefore, monitoring and even censoring are effective > tools against terrorism. The problem is the practice of constant > monitoring erodes privacy. Thoughtful people can certainly disagree over how much freedom should be given up in exchange for how much safety; I'm not really sure what my own opinions are, and I certainly respect yours. > Joe Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
