Sunday, January 25, 2015
RELAX
This whole argument over if we should be ready to give up our freedom in a time of crisis really shouldn't be that big of a discussion. People need to realize that in order for us to be safe and protected we must allow the smallest amount of access into our personal life. For example, If it weren't for surveillance we wouldn't have caught the boston bombers. Imagine of those guys got away with what they did? Surveillance almost sets a shield over us. Now people might say "well I feel creeped out", don't think about it too much. What are you going to do about it? Live in paranoia for the rest of your life? Surveillance won't stop so might as well be open about it. It's for our own good. Plus if you aren't doing anythig wrong then why should it be such an issue? Just because we're being watched doesn't mean it will escalate to 1984 surveillance. You have to be more open minded about these things.
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Yeah, I completely agree with you. I think you were the one who brought this point up in the Socratic seminar and before you said this, I didn't really think much about it, but you really did bring up an excellent point. The government obviously wants us to be safe because they wouldn't just waste time on nothing. There obviously has to be some sort of big threat. A threat big enough to make them even consider putting us under surveillance. I believe it's a great idea if we're really that much in danger.
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