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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists' Harvest Ball September 21-23, 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)11. Take the Test to See If You Might Be Considered a “Potential Terrorist” By Government Officials
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-09-21/take-test-see-if-you-might-be-considered-%E2%80%9Cpotential-terrorist%E2%80%9D-government-off
There have been so many anti-terrorism laws passed since 9/11 that it is hard to keep up on what kinds of things might get one on a list of suspected bad guys. Weve prepared this quick checklist so you can see if you might be doing something which might get hassled. The following actions may get an American citizen living on U.S. soil labeled as a suspected terrorist today:
Speaking out against government policies
Protesting anything
Questioning war (even though war reduces our national security)
Criticizing the governments targeting of innocent civilians with drones (although killing innocent civilians with drones is one of the main things which increases terrorism.)
Asking questions about pollution (even at a public Congressional hearing?)
Paying cash at an Internet cafe
Asking questions about Wall Street shenanigans
Holding gold
Creating alternative currencies
Stocking up on more than 7 days of food (even though all Mormons are taught to stockpile food, and most Hawaiians store up on extra food)
Having bumper stickers saying things like Know Your Rights Or Lose Them
Investigating factory farming
Infringing a copyright
Taking pictures or videos
Talking to police officers
Wearing a hoodie
Driving a van
Writing on a piece of paper
(Not having a Facebook account may soon be added)
Holding the following beliefs may also be considered grounds for suspected terrorism:
Valuing online privacy
Supporting Ron Paul or being a libertarian
Liking the Founding Fathers
Being a Christian
Being anti-tax, anti-regulation or for the gold standard
Being reverent of individual liberty
Being anti-nuclear
Believing in conspiracy theories
A belief that ones personal and/or national way of life is under attack
Impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)
Insert religion into the political sphere
Those who seek to politicize religion
Supported political movements for autonomy
Being anti-abortion
Being anti-Catholic
Being anti-global
Suspicious of centralized federal authority
Fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)
A belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in
survivalism
Opposing genetically engineered food
Opposing surveillance
Many Americans assume that only bad people have to worry about draconian anti-terror laws. But as the above lists show, this isnt true. When even Supreme Court Justices and congressmen worry that we are drifting into dictatorship, we should all be concerned.
SEE SUPPORTING LINKS AT ORIGINAL
There have been so many anti-terrorism laws passed since 9/11 that it is hard to keep up on what kinds of things might get one on a list of suspected bad guys. Weve prepared this quick checklist so you can see if you might be doing something which might get hassled. The following actions may get an American citizen living on U.S. soil labeled as a suspected terrorist today:
Holding the following beliefs may also be considered grounds for suspected terrorism:
Many Americans assume that only bad people have to worry about draconian anti-terror laws. But as the above lists show, this isnt true. When even Supreme Court Justices and congressmen worry that we are drifting into dictatorship, we should all be concerned.
SEE SUPPORTING LINKS AT ORIGINAL
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We have an errant tropical storm in the vicinity, since we're talking about weather (& climate),
Ghost Dog
Sep 2012
#38
Take the Test to See If You Might Be Considered a “Potential Terrorist” By Government Officials
Demeter
Sep 2012
#11
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Sep 2012
#25
Oh, I think you've been aware for awhile, this just solidfies the conversion, n/t
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Sep 2012
#42
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Sep 2012
#50