Really. Our government is made up of elected representatives. I have a little more faith in my fellow American than to think that there is some vast conspiracy here. They often pass misguided laws pandering to their various constituencies whose net effect is to reduce our freedoms. But that doesn't mean there's any conspiracy there.
I can understand the concept of "chipping away" at freedoms -- the slippery slope mentality. Certainly we don't have absolute freedom. I'm happy to leave that kind of freedom to the likes of Somalia, but hey everyone has an opinion. But the idea that there is some Nazi conspiracy going on in our government to take our freedoms away simply to increase the power of the state is nuts. All these kind of theories hinge on one central, flawed, premise: that a democracy like ours can keep a secret. News flash: we can't. Heck I'm not even sure dictatorships can really keep secrets. People talk, stuff gets out. -- John. _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
