Originally Posted by secretbunnyboy
I think I see the one you're bringing to light. You're either with us or against us. Either you believe in the water ban or you might as well be knitting Osama woolly hats for the winter.
No, only a Sith deals in absolutes. What I'm saying is that it's probably a pre-requesite for being bent out of shape on these security measures to dimiss the threat of terrorism. This only becomes the destruction of civil liberties if you think there's no threat. If you think the threat is real you're more likely to accept a few inconveniences.
People make statements here such as "I'll take my chances with the 0.0001% chance of the plane blowing up because of terrorists --- just get rid of all this security." Obviously, they don't think the terrorists are a threat or that it won't happen to them.