Posted: 11/16/2010 4:30:48 PM EDT
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I guess there have been a couple of TSA related stories in the news the last couple of days and it's been water cooler talk. I'd guess 90% of the people I've talked to are of the opinion that they're willing to put up with almost anything in the name of security.
So, the question I can't seem to get an answer to is this; these people who have no problem having their rights violated in the name of security, having their crotches patted down and being searched with no cause, why does that same person have a problem with a known terrorist being caught red handed planning an attack having water poured on his face? |
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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin yea, well thats nice and all but thats not easy to deal with. I will be back my commercials are over. (majority of America) |
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Quoted: Quoted: Because they are stupid. I guess I was hoping for something more significant  Really though, what do you think? I really think it's just that simple. Do you ever look at people or listen to them? Put it this way... I often hope for something more significant too.  |
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I was mentioning to a co worker the other day, " Life is a whole lot easier if you go about your day thinking that people, as a general rule, are stupid". It takes a lot of stress away because you don't have to try to figure out what they are doing or why they are doing it. |
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"Wizard's First Rule: people are stupid." Richard and Kahlan frowned even more. "People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People's heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
Terry Goodkind 
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