Originally Posted by
Cargojon
Let's put it to a vote nationally.
option 1: Gas is $1.50 a gallon and you have to show your driver's license every time you fly (like you've had to for the last 15 or so years that I can rememeber)
option 2: Gas is $5 a gallon and you can walk through security with no ID.
Which do you think would win the election?
It's not just about flying with ID, though that's what you picked on out of everything I said.
Of course, I think people would be dumb enough to trade freedom for a few bucks. The gov't would get off pretty cheap.
Our civil liberties here are light years ahead of China, and to compare the two is absolutely silly. When was the last time we ran over our own citizens with tanks, or regulated the amount of children a couple could have?
Doesn't mean we're not headed that way though. Do you want to wait till it gets to that point and THEN try and do something about it, or do something about when the problem is small?
If we got to the point of China, it'd probably take nothing short of bloodshed to get to where we were.
We are hypocritical at best when the US condemns China for spying on its citizens and restricting freedom ala Great Firewall of China when our government is doing the exact same thing to us. I'd rather get the frog out of the water when it's still warm rather than wait until we're boiled.