Posted by mcstrat at pool-141-158-62-248.phil.east.verizon.net on September 19, 2001 at 20:12:57:
great post kevin, i joined this board a month ago but after the first couple of days and thousands of inane posts i kindof gave up. i came here and saw that you posted so i figured i'd check it out. the events of last week put everything into perspective, as the sacrifices that will have to be made in the coming months and possibly years to protect our way of life will surely be a test for our nation. we have to make sure that our rights as citizens of the greatest country in the world do not come under attack from religous fanatics abroad as well as religous fanatics that live here in the usa. and those fanatics that i'm talking about are the christian fundamentalists, who are already using this as a platform to spread thier own special brand of hatred, ie. jerry falwells remarks, since recanted but still made. we have to be vigalint to coming laws that will be passed posing as "security" and "safety" precautions that will limit our basic freedoms. sure, stronger security measures would be great if they only targeted people suspected of terrorist activities but i can pretty much gaurantee that they will be used very broadly across the board to go after anyone that happens to disagree with the "status quo" of the right wing power structure in this country which is far from perfect. i love living in america and i am proud of this great country...lets keep it a great place....
and by the way kevin, congrats on your new script. you are a great writer and i'm sure it is a fantastic work, take care, mike caughlin