Reply #23: We lost two of our neighbors on 9/11. [View All]

[sabrina 1]

Both were fathers of small children. But I am not so afraid of a terror attack that I am willing to give up a single right. The most despicable thing about all this to me for the past ten years, is how the deaths on 9/11 have been exploited in the most evil way possible.

Now, few people trust the government anymore. Most of my family and friends in NY are thoroughly disgusted by how that tragedy has been used.

I'm not discounting your fears, or anyone else's, but the trust in those in charge is gone. Now, when they talk about potential terror threats, my first thought is 'what are they going to use THIS for'. The last one, the underwear bomber, was used to install Rapiscans in our airports and the vile 'Enhanced Patdowns', taking away even more of our rights.

When Clinton was president several plots, some which would have been worse than 9/11, were stopped. We were used to hearing about them but there was no attempt to exploit them to take away any of our freedoms. Now, we are always suspicious that whether they threats are real or not, they WILL be used against us in some way.