Posted under Globalism & Politics
In the tradition of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and the even creepier Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, our protectors have now launched their most intrusive and tyrannical (at least, to date) measure ever to quash dissent:
It was revealed last week that firefighters are being trained to not only keep an eye out for illegal materials in the course of their duties, but even to report back any expression of discontent with the government.
A year ago, Homeland Security gave security clearances to nine New York City fire chiefs and began sharing intelligence with them. Even before that, fire department personnel were being taught “to identify material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities†and were also “told to be alert for a person who is hostile, uncooperative or expressing hate or discontent with the United States.â€
Once you recover from the shock of how pervasive the Department of Homeland Security is becoming—clearly determined to live up to its Orwellian name—you’re confronted with the inevitable fact that the Federal government is determined to eliminate all political dissent. Training firefighters to spot any sign of “discontent†with the Federal government is an explicit declaration of war on freedom of speech and thought.
But why not? It’s now considered “extremist†to question anything the Federal government does, as the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act makes explicit. And totalitarian toadie David Horowitz has lumped war protestors with sabeteurs, branding them all traitors. We already know that objections to illegal immigration are condemned as hate crimes, thanks to the relentless demonization of border security activists by the Southern Poverty Law Center. So turning firemen, the most trusted of local protectors, into domestic spies is only the next logical step. If heresy against the globalist ideal is truly evil, why not take pre-emptive strikes against those who refuse to conform?Â
csason on 30 Nov 2007 at 5:30 pm #
So..If I fly a mexican flap..oops, ‘flag’ over my Old Glory..that isn’t considered discontent is it..?? I hope not.
I’m just preparing myself for the new dawn..er ah..nueve manana.
HarrisonBergeron on 30 Nov 2007 at 6:43 pm #
No problem with the Mexican flag. Welcoming your replacements is considered a sign of being an obedient, tolerant (but I repeat myself) subject.
Harold Crews on 30 Nov 2007 at 9:02 pm #
Please people less not mess around the ‘Bush’. Let’s call them like we see them. Give them the semantics and they have nearly won. From now on the Dept. of Homeland Security (sic) should be more accurately known as the Secret Police. They’re snoops and are actively seeking informants.
roho on 30 Nov 2007 at 10:12 pm #
Perhaps we are looking at this wrong?…….If 10% of Mexico is already here, let’s get the other 90% over here, migrate to the abandoned state of Mexico, and re-name it “The Confederacy”!……….It has a nice ring to it, and cotton grows well in a dry climate……….But, on a more serious note; this kind of legislation is nothing more than “Selective Prosecution” designed to create a society where at any time, EVERY citizen is breaking some kind of law!………Law Enforcement has already mastered the “revenue drive” system. On many holliday weekends they have dollar goals to reach with motorists like lions chasing zebras on the serengetie plains of Africa…….Soon, you will open your mailbox and see where a high tech camera captured you NOT wearing your seatbelt at the corner of 16th st. and 3rd ave…….A nice little invoice stating that you owe Uncle Sam $200. by a certain date or the tower transponder in your area will render your car ignition useless! ;( And, ANY time you can throw a citizen into the court system for ANYTHING, the money(Hidden Taxes)get’s divided up between the beaurocrats, even if found not guilty……but broke.)
HarrisonBergeron on 30 Nov 2007 at 11:45 pm #
Let the rest of Mexico move here, occupy it, and declare it the new, improved Confederate States of America. Interesting. Reminds me of John Wayne in “The Undefeated.”
Weaver on 01 Dec 2007 at 3:20 am #
Hopefully this will have some blowback. I know several at a local library who are still furious with the Patriot Act, and firemen are among the most patriotic and conservative of Americans.
This is just as Dr. Francis said: whom do you think they’re really spying on?
HarrisonBergeron on 01 Dec 2007 at 2:04 pm #
Problem is, lately the terms “patriotic” and “conservative” have been twisted to mean “supporting whatever the commander in chief orders.”
And once Hillary Rodham takes over power at Supreme World Headquarters, we’ll see the wisdom of Francis’ warning.
Americaneocon on 02 Dec 2007 at 6:08 pm #
“Supreme World Headquarters”?
Talk about xenophobia. One can be concerned about immigration without resorting to this kind of fringe-type comments.
HarrisonBergeron on 02 Dec 2007 at 8:41 pm #
AmericanIcon,
My post is about the authoritarianism and endless wars that are destroying this country. What’s that got to do with “xenophobia”?
Sometimes you frighten me.
Slowhand on 03 Dec 2007 at 12:48 pm #
Maybe he thinks you’re afraid of Lucy Lawless.