Comments on: Steve Olson said it better than I could have http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/ Musings of a dad, writer, creative consultant & social media ninja Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Burrowowl http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Burrowowl Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:43:41 +0000 http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/#comment-897 I think he's named you as a provocateur of deep thoughts, if his recent postings are any indication. I think he’s named you as a provocateur of deep thoughts, if his recent postings are any indication.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Daniel Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:42:00 +0000 http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/#comment-896 I won?! OH GOD, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I WON!!!! I won?! OH GOD, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I WON!!!!

]]> By: logtar http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/comment-page-1/#comment-895 logtar Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:30:49 +0000 http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/#comment-895 Congratulations, you won a <a href="http://blog.logtar.com/archives/2007/04/21/thinking-blogger-awards/" rel="nofollow"></a> Congratulations, you won a

]]> By: Burrowowl http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Burrowowl Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:20:29 +0000 http://www.deguia.net/2007/04/13/steve-olson-said-it-better-than-i-could-have/#comment-894 I'm sorry, Dan, but this guy lost me at "if we... then haven't the terrorists already won?" The people that attacked US assets in Kenya, Yemen, New York City, and Washington DC don't seek to inflict on us the indignity of a security pat-down. They don't care about our personal liberties. They have a rather long list of grievances and a rather straightforward list of goals. Our liberty isn't threatened when our police take steps to ensure public safety. Our liberty is threatened when our police are shielded from requirements of transparency and accountability. As for the business with drug testing on students and such, we've had busybody laws for as we've had European colonies on this continent. This isn't anything new, it's just something that a certain segment of the easily-enraged social libertarian sort like to wave red flags about. I’m sorry, Dan, but this guy lost me at “if we… then haven’t the terrorists already won?”

The people that attacked US assets in Kenya, Yemen, New York City, and Washington DC don’t seek to inflict on us the indignity of a security pat-down. They don’t care about our personal liberties. They have a rather long list of grievances and a rather straightforward list of goals. Our liberty isn’t threatened when our police take steps to ensure public safety. Our liberty is threatened when our police are shielded from requirements of transparency and accountability.

As for the business with drug testing on students and such, we’ve had busybody laws for as we’ve had European colonies on this continent. This isn’t anything new, it’s just something that a certain segment of the easily-enraged social libertarian sort like to wave red flags about.

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