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"Freedom from terrorism"? There is no such freedom.

And I'm not interested in the FBI trying to create one.



There's literally no way to break down that idea without turning it into some kind of negation of rights.

For you to ever be 'free' from others doing [thing Z], everyone (you, them, everyone else) would have to be precluded from doing anything that might lead to [thing Z] - and suddenly no one can do [thing A], [thing B], [thing C]...

Not only that, but now all it takes is for someone to make a shaky argument for some action potentially leading to [thing Z], and suddenly you or anyone else can be accused of committing that action in pursuit of committing [thing Z], and/or get locked up because of it.

I'm as averse to getting blown up as the next guy, but that doesn't stop me from recognizing a loosely-defined slippery slope when I see one.

It'd be nice to see a world in which it's very rare/difficult for anyone to do certain things - but let's not pretend we can create a world completely 'free' of anything without sacrificing most of our inalienable rights.


Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. War is peace.

It's scary how prescient Orwell was.


I imagine there are people in US government whose solely job is making up terms like this. "Freedom", "Terrorism" are both deep inside people's mind, putting them together sends a powerful message, even though it's a total bullshit when you stop for a second to think of it.




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