"Coffee? Tea? Torture?" I can think of no reason whatsoever why I would subject myself to voluntarily wearing a Taser bracelet. I am saddened to think that there are, no doubt, millions of Americans who would think that this is a good idea. We ought to start building prisons for such folk so they can voluntarily incarcerate themselves for their own safety.
Osama bin Ladin must be laughing himself to sleep each and every night at the thought of what he has managed to achieve, for the lives of 19 of his fighters and a few hundred grand. One day's worth of terrorism and in response, we have created an entire Federal cabinet-level department whose sole mission is to destroy our freedoms and liberties.
How far we have fallen from the 18th Century! Our ideals of liberty and freedom have become so diluted that they are as meaningless as the prayers that George Bush mutters. We are losing our soul as a nation and we are giving it up without a struggle.
We are becoming a nation of worthless creatures. If we are to avoid getting to the point where "liberty" and "freedom" are as meaningless to our nation as "love your fellow man as you would yourself" are to the Wingnut Christinas, we had better wise up and do it fast.
(H/T to Balloon Juice)
I need to borrow this article. This is just insane. What's next... blindfolds and sedation?
ReplyDeleteThe simple fact of anyone in government expressing an interest in this shows how insane they are - and how badly they need to be fired, right now, to show that some lines of enquiry simply Are Not Done.
ReplyDeleteTo think I used to joke about getting a paper disposable suit to wear on the flight.
I, too, had to rant and rave about this article. Because yes, this is insane fear-control shit...like the little dog who bites EVERYone cause it is scared shitless. Yeah, already decided not to fly...but wow, talk about capping it all off for good.
ReplyDeleteAnd when such decisions make people stay away from flying in droves, the Fed can and will cut them a nice, big check -- out of our taxes.
ReplyDeletewin-win, as far as they are concerned.
If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. Just make sure you don't complain to the stewardess about the long wait on the tarmac. Oops. ZAAAPPPP! You *vill* put your seat belt on in time. Or else... ZZAAAAAPPP!
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons why I got my Suzuki V-Strom 650 is because right now it's looking like a choice of motorcycle or Greyhound for long distance travel in the near future, and Greyhound is a zoo :-(. Sigh. I can already go 4,000 miles cheaper on the motorcycle than I can via airliner (assuming I camp out on BLM land for a couple of days, heh!). That's crazy!
- Badtux the Flightless Penguin
Be afraid. VERY afraid. If I didn't know better, I'd say the promotional video was an Onion production. But if Badtux is correct, maybe it is worth it so that we all buckle up, put our trays in the closed position, and our seat up. I'll go for this, though, if I can zap the person in front of me when s/he puts the seat back and crushes me with my tray. Zap. Take that you fucker.
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