The War of Error
The surest defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized. Our job is to recognize that terrorism is just one of the risks we face, and not a particularly common one at that. And our job is to fight those politicians who use fear as an excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn’t make us any safer.
- Refuse to be Terrorized
by Bruce Schneier
2006-08-24
This statement echoes the words of Paul Krugman in 2001… the politicians have most certainly been winning and, in many ways, we’re farther from the truth than we were before – we’re more tightly-leashed and more inclined to follow blindly as one disaster follows another without questioning why it is that we’re in this sorry state.
Someone is making a fortune on this wholesale misery.
Our bank accounts are drained, credit is drying up, we’re mired in a war we cannot win, and the corporate media’s treatment of politics in the United States has devolved into portraying the antics of a daytime television talk show… is it safe to say we’re hitting some new low-points as a country?
And is it too late to turn things around?
You’d be foolish to demand change solely because you voted for that particular campaign slogan – you can get change, but it will have to start within.
Refuse to be terrorized. Refuse to act in doubt. Refuse to react irrationally and with fear. Refuse to believe in promises – demand facts, action, and accountability.
Turn off that damning television.
There is nothing on that television that hasn’t passed been pre-approved by a corporate interest.
Live well within your means.
You are powerless if you are not in control of your own finances.
Educate yourself.
If you’ve had the misfortune of being a product of the US Department of Education, you’ve got a lot to learn.
