Go to The Fine Art Of Subjective Fence Building
- Add a comment
- Go to The Terrible Importance Of The Death Of Cory Lidle
Right you are, Azur. As I stated to blackcat, we had to finally wake up in
the real world -- the one where terrorism is a recurring event. As for you link, I'll be right over, my friend...
posted by
saul_relative
on October 12, 2006 at 8:43 PM
| link to this | reply
The equally worrying thing I believe is that people still believe
that someone else can protect them 100 %. With that expectation there will always be fear. That is not to say that measures should not be in place but people also need to learn to live in the knowledge that everything bad or evil can't be prevented. I realize that this is an unpopular view.
Can I recommend to you the link I left on my post today?
posted by
Azur
on October 12, 2006 at 8:32 PM
| link to this | reply
When the Secretary of Homeland Security makes a public statement that
mass transportation isn't as high a priority as aviation security because only about thirty (his actual number stated) deaths would be involved, we are faced with the knowledge that 1) he has no idea what the hell he's talking about when assessing a realistic death toll, and 2) his low prioritization of mass transportation puts it as an even greater potential target for terrorists. But, then, given the low prioritization Congress has given Homeland Security (albeit with plenty of lip service), Chertoff's offhand remark shouldn't come as a surprise. Which means, unfortunately, MysticGmeKeeper, that we are all expendable apparently.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 12, 2006 at 8:20 PM
| link to this | reply
We finally woke up in the real world, blackcat. Suddenly, shockingly,
sadly.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 12, 2006 at 8:08 PM
| link to this | reply
Exactly, afzal. In this instance, we have a social psyche reacting to an
incident that reminds them of a terrible past tragedy.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 12, 2006 at 8:07 PM
| link to this | reply
They say there was a low-lying cloud the occluded the pilots' visibility,
smartdog.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 12, 2006 at 8:06 PM
| link to this | reply
saul
..not their priority. Don't we realize yet that a certain number of us are definately despensible....human attrition I guess
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on October 12, 2006 at 12:51 PM
| link to this | reply
so strange...
The reason that everyone originally thought the first 9/11 plane was nothing but a small airplane accident is because it's happened before. This time we had the opposite reaction. What appeared to be a small plane accident was immediately feared to be the worst.
Just shows how attitudes have changed.
posted by
-blackcat
on October 12, 2006 at 11:26 AM
| link to this | reply
The real security comes from within your mind .when your psyche is
disturbed a rubber scrap could look like a snake and scare anyone .
posted by
afzal50
on October 12, 2006 at 11:18 AM
| link to this | reply
Saul
Personally, it disturbs me that this plane even go so close to Manhattan in the first place. Was visibility that bad? Was there no call for help by him?
-smartdog
posted by
smartdog_670
on October 12, 2006 at 11:03 AM
| link to this | reply