inignoct wrote:

] [ Jesus. Insert-standard-1984/brave new
] world/pkd-reference-here. This kind of bullshit has got to
] stop. "Freedom from" and "freedom to" are totally different
] things, dammit, and not enough people are interested in the
] fact that the kind of freedom from fear that all these
] measures claim to represent, simultaneously limit your freedom
] to make choices for yourself and live your life without being
] treated as a constant potential threat. ]

Its all fear man. The letter of the day is not "the only thing we have to fear..." We're afraid of boogeymen at our bus-stop. We're afraid of teenagers who wear black clothing. We're afraid of terrorists. And we react to that fear by throwing in the towel on the most simple personal freedoms. To be sure, there are real threats, and certainly we are handling them poorly.

RE: Tampabay: Have your thumb ready to ride the bus