In the aftermath of September 11th, there have been a lot of changes. President W. Bush created a position for Secretary of Homeland Security, and has taken some measures to take control of the situation.<\/p>\n
I, like the whole world, am concerned about stopping further attacks and about finding the people who perpetrated the original attack.<\/p>\n
but I am also nervous about what “Homeland Security” means. What freedoms will I have to sacrifice?<\/p>\n
There are a lot of people who feel that W. Bush has gone too far. Some prominent activists and intellectuals got together to make a statement <\/a>about it.<\/p>\n They call it “Not in Our Name.”<\/p>\n I respect many of the people who have signed this document; people such as Gloria Steinem, Edward Said and others have done things that I admire. I would be inclined to listen carefully to what they have to say.<\/p>\n HOWEVER!<\/p>\n This document is filled with unsubstantiated claims and does not point to any action to resolve the problems.<\/p>\n Why would this group not be careful to substantiate claims about the abuses of authority in America? If it is a true accusation, it should be incredibly simple to include hard facts about one or two cases, to give good proof.<\/p>\n And if there is a problem, that they would like to bring to the attention of the American people, then they should either propose a solution or send out a call asking others for a solution. There is no way to treat the problem, nothing suggested in the wording of this document to give the reader a place to go. If there is a wrong being committed, by all means, let us band together to right it!<\/p>\n But no such path is suggested.<\/p>\n I do not know, after reading their complaint, whether it is valid or not.<\/p>\n I say, Shame on you! Get your facts straight!<\/p>\n You cannot be an activist if you have no plan of action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the aftermath of September 11th, there have been a lot of changes. President W. Bush created a position for Secretary of Homeland Security, and has taken some measures to take control of the situation. I, like the whole world, … Continue reading