Today is September 11th, marking the 13 year anniversary since the 9/11 attacks occurred.
Since then, there has been much change -- though I fear it is not for the better, things only seem to be getting worse. Despite many Americans giving up their freedom and civil rights by an over-paranoid (or deliberate) government, it has not much an inch of difference. There are still potential threats, one by the name of ISIS, a group of Islamic extremists hell bent on Islamic domination. I have my own ideas and theories about ISIS which I will not repeat in this post -- the intention of this post is to try to convey the message on a level that everyone will understand. So what has our country got to do with the Americans and their government decisions, one may ask?
Well I'll get there soon enough.
First I think it's important to note that Australia is quite a free country in comparison to many. Sure, the USA can buy guns and have as many pets as they want, and even have the option not to vote in elections, but on the other side of the spectrum there are laws now in place where one's house and property can be searched, individuals can be arrested on the basis of nothing. This is what the Patriot Act brought in, after the 9/11 attacks. Also, there is the case of big brother -- surveillance everywhere, in the form of cameras, online data, etc. Australia would have the same surveillance to a certain degree, but I don't believe the authorities take it so seriously. Not long ago an African American man was shot, unarmed, by the police. If you saw the footage you'll notice that police in the USA much resemble that of the military. Now I know that there is another side of the story; this man was supposedly involved with illegal drug dealing gangs and what not, but this isn't the point. My point here is that they've seen a fusion of military and police; a bill has actually been passed in the US that allows military to become involved in civil situations, when previously they were not.
In this country, situations like that are always dealt with by the police and the justice system. We always here of horrible crimes, and more often than not, criminals receive a poor sentencing and are let out, which enrages us. One could say that in this situation, there is far too much freedom -- but remember these people are the type who take advantage of this freedom, and will ruin it for everybody else, which seems to be a way of life. Think the September 11 attacks -- hijackers, under the order of Bin Laden, flew planes into buildings and killed thousands of people. Fast-forward to now and its the American people who are paying for this, not Bin Laden nor the hijackers. Then there is the Iraq invasion where many innocent Iraqi citizens died and many American soldiers have died for the cause as well.
Which brings me to ISIS and the current situation: yesterday it was announced the terrorism threat level was raised to high, but what I find most interesting is that intelligence had already been gathered of potential threats so you would think that there would have been a warning much earlier, no?
But never mind that for a moment, let's just assume that a terrorist attack will occur in this country, which given the circumstances, you would think so.
Would it be wrong to think that Australia would want to follow the USA with their security measures?
A very wise member of this forum, JaSin, once said in a post that Australia's future is America's past.
While it seems justifiable on the surface, there are many concerns. Below is a link to a *BANNED* episode of Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory. I can almost hear a certain Outrage Bus laughing about this as a means to provide evidence or whatever, but please ignore the person and format of the video. It's the facts of this video that counts, and there are facts and disturbing evidence, of what has happened in the aftermath of 9/11, which continues to this day. Keep in mind that there is very real footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDA1ASYK1wsThis episode starts off with an investigation of "Fusion centres". Fusion centres are "intelligence gathering agencies" for potential threats. It is said that they are used to counter terrorism, but one has to question why a woman participating in a political campaign for Ron Paul is considered a terrorist threat?
From there on, Ventura and his gang of conspiracy investigators are lead onto a path of other strange, and terrifying, government operations.
You will see:
-"Residential camps" - or as some people call them, concentration camps, with double fencing and barbed wire pointing inwards rather than outwards.
- A proposed council to control 10 different areas of the United States, people that were not voted in by the people - bill was passed.
- A disturbing collection of plastic coffins hidden away
-US Government officials who seem to have no clue on what's going on, even though they passed the bill on the implementation of these government controlled places
It appears that the US government is preparing for something catastrophic. Natural disasters, plague-like flu epidemics and of course terrorist threats. But like Ventura says, "I'd rather face the danger than lose my freedom."
I concur with that.
Of course, I could be paranoid. But what with all of these terrorism and ISIS threats, I have to wonder. Will we become a police state?
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