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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: Terrorists attack New York! |
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In 1920!
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At approximately one minute after twelve o'clock, the abandoned wagon's timer reached zero in the pleasant afternoon sun. A bomb consisting of one hundred pounds of dynamite packed with five hundred pounds of cast-iron slugs violently vomited red-hot shrapnel and destruction in every direction. A number of passers-by were instantly vaporized by the extreme heat and pressure. The blast sent a nearby automobile careening through the air as countless jagged iron fragments ripped through the crowd. The nearby structures trembled as the shock wave slammed into their outer walls with tremendous force, shattering windows and turning lobbies into lacerating hailstorms of glass. Many of the cloth awnings which overlooked the street burst into flames. Within a half-mile radius thousands of plate-glass windows burst in the city's tall buildings, peppering the streets of Lower Manhattan with razor-sharp glass shards.
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Wall Street soon became a symbol of patriotism in the eyes of the country, and stock trading came to be viewed as an act of defiance against the terrorists. Before the attack a number of outspoken citizens had decried the unchecked growth of power underway on Wall Street, but many of those voices fell silent in light of the new public sentiment. Those critics who continued to voice their concerns were denounced as supporters of violence and terror, a trend which rapidly smothered all public debate on the matter.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same, huh? |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. Nothing new.
I just, in another post, mentioned that we should revisit the reaction against "anarchists" at the end of the 19th, early 20th century in America. A paranoia based on the actions of very few people.
Nothing new. Governments use "security" in my mind, as a way to consolidate power. Always and wrongly.......
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
| Governments use "security" in my mind, as a way to consolidate power. Always and wrongly....... |
What's most funny are the sheep who happily support it in the belief that it's not wrong if they're doing it. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| ddeubel wrote: |
| Governments use "security" in my mind, as a way to consolidate power. Always and wrongly....... |
What's most funny are the sheep who happily support it in the belief that it's not wrong if they're doing it. |
Yep and ... yep.
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