The more extreme people have to be to get attention,
the more extreme the world will be.
It it them, or is it us?
911
That attack was a terrible event and people are still
suffering from it.
It did have some positives. For a while it gave Americans a feeling of togetherness and a positive outlook for the spirtit of America. It also brought lots of good feeling from other countries.
It was a real boost for the Neocons who used it and used it. It made a President who would no doubt have been a one termer, into a hero. It rallied Americans behind two wars.
Perhaps these alerts are reminders?
The next attack will do the same as the last one?
This whole thread just gets a big old eyeroll from me.
I am sure that the thousands of Americans that move into action when the terror alert changes are unphazed by the lack of understanding on the part of some members of A2K. I have said it before, but apparently it bears repeating.
When the alert system changes colors, it doesn't have a lot of effect on the average American. But it does have a drastic effect on homeland security. Anti-aircraft guns are mobilized, more police forces work extra hours and bring in extra people. Alert crews move to their alert stations and prepare themselves for the worse.
Yep, it has more to do with First Responders than anyone else.
I just learned that Orange Alert costs an extra billion dollars a week.
I just don't know how to react to that.
Should that scare the hell out of me (along with everything else)?
Should I be mad? Glad? Indifferent? Concerned, yet still sedate?
Help me out with a reaction, anyone...
Brand X wrote:Yep, it has more to do with First Responders than anyone else.
As a volunteer paramedic with a suburban EMS provider, I have yet to see any of the suposed "millions of dollars" released for our use. I think Gov. owens is using the money to build a new house.
PD, that's been discussed earlier in this thread.
My parents were at the local airport today, they didn't see it either.
We have been "scheduled" for training on NBC decon techniques, etc.... since July of 2001, apparently. I ndon't anticipate this ever occurring. Several of us who have been in the military have become the "NBC" team by default. The (paid) fire departments that serve our districts have not received promised funding or training either. The situation was the same with the Fire Dept. I ran with in Baltimore County.
More stupidity from our government.:
WH blurred
Like anyone
doesn't know what the Whitehouse looks like!
I heard today that the U.S. is going to require sky marshals on certain international flights coming into the U.S. (flown by other nations' airlines).
Do we see a pattern emerging here? Keep the hype going, regardless of what is or isn't happening in the world. Why would terrorists try the only approach that the U.S. is putting so much effort into thwarting?
I for one am glad they are taking every precaution they can. It's far better to be safe than sorry. I am especially appreciative since in the very near future my son who lives in Europe will be flying to the states with his wife and child on a foreign airline.
