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Apparently, yesterday, in the UK, you fine folk were attacked by The Short Bus Brigade. The only casualty was one of the would be bombers who managed to not quite blow himself all the way up. Not a single device went off properly.
Okay boys and girls, the terrorists are now down to the exceedingly shallow end of the gene pool, where even tadpoles fear drying out. Can we quit fucking panicing on this side of the pond yet? Please? I'm tired of watching the sheeple around me continuing to clamor for more and more useless infringements on our civil rights in the name of Doing Something! Security Theater is pointless, expensive, and only inconveniences us.
Quiet honestly, I'd rather we just armed everyone at the door in airports. You no longer have to try and guess who might be dangerous. Open the borders. Let everyone in. Quit treating terrorists like they're special and treat them like the ordinary criminals they are.
One day, I'm going to post the contents of a message I sent a couple days after Sept. 11 to a mailing list inhabited by friends. It wasn't popular with them, I doubt it'll be popular here, but even 4 years out, I still think I was right.
Okay boys and girls, the terrorists are now down to the exceedingly shallow end of the gene pool, where even tadpoles fear drying out. Can we quit fucking panicing on this side of the pond yet? Please? I'm tired of watching the sheeple around me continuing to clamor for more and more useless infringements on our civil rights in the name of Doing Something! Security Theater is pointless, expensive, and only inconveniences us.
Quiet honestly, I'd rather we just armed everyone at the door in airports. You no longer have to try and guess who might be dangerous. Open the borders. Let everyone in. Quit treating terrorists like they're special and treat them like the ordinary criminals they are.
One day, I'm going to post the contents of a message I sent a couple days after Sept. 11 to a mailing list inhabited by friends. It wasn't popular with them, I doubt it'll be popular here, but even 4 years out, I still think I was right.
