Government vs Terrorists

Justin Wilson, a comedian back in the old days, told stories about Cajuns. He was half Cajun. One of my favorites involved Beaudreaux. That’s pronounced, ‘boo-drow." It’s like phideaux is pronounced, ‘fido." Beaudreaux asked another Cajun, "how come you told me that lie?" The other Cajun replied, "which one?" Which is the subject today. When we peasants ask the government, "how come you told me that lie?", the only response can be, "which one?"

You may not realize how Americans ignore lies from politicians, but it is alarming. Would you repeatedly do business with someone that constantly lies to about their product or service? How would you react to a spouse that told you nothing but lies? Why then, are there so many people that keep going back to government for solutions? Ronald Reagan said, "Government is not the solution. Government is the problem."

A couple of polls recently revealed that almost half the country still trust the government to keep them safe from terrorists, even if it means giving up constitutional rights. But, the trend is changing. A Fox News survey reveals for the first time since May, 2001, more Americans answered no to the question, "Would you be willing to give up some of your personal freedom in order to reduce the threat of terrorism?" The survey, April 16, 2013, revealed 45 percent said no with 43 percent answering yes. This compares to 71 percent agreeing to sacrifice personal freedom, after the 9/11 attacks.

A similar poll conducted April 17 and 18 discovered the change in attitudes. Forty eight percent worry the government will go too far in compromising constitutional rights to investigate terrorism.

The Fox News poll broke down the responses by political affiliation. Democrats were more willing to give up personal freedoms. However, independents were the most resistant with only 29 percent willing to sacrifice freedom, while 58 percent were opposed.

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserves neither liberty or safety." - Ben Franklin

The next time you hear anything from the government/politicians, ask the question, "How come you told me that lie?"

It appears that the difference between government and terrorists just may be, the terrorists kill you quickly, but government drags it out for years.

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