Name: Anonymous 2006-08-19 13:39
You know one day we'll look back on the pre-Bush era in America as a golden age of freedom, where we acted more out of the desire to maintain our freedom than out of fear, paranoia, and ludicrous overreaction. We are now approaching the point where even the POSSIBILITY of an product's use is grounds for censorship or federal legislation, no matter how many might use that product legitimately.
Don't want the NSA monitoring your phone calls? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that terrorists could use it to call other terrorists.
Want to use myspace to talk with your friends? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that a pedophile might use it to harm you.
Want to mod your videogame? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL someone could modify it to show more nudity or violence.
Want freedom of the press? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that something the press reveals could compromise our security.
Don't want the government to secretly demand all your Google search records, library book records, video store rentals, etc.? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that one of these could have been used by a terrorist to learn how to make a bomb.
Don't want the NSA monitoring your phone calls? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that terrorists could use it to call other terrorists.
Want to use myspace to talk with your friends? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that a pedophile might use it to harm you.
Want to mod your videogame? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL someone could modify it to show more nudity or violence.
Want freedom of the press? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that something the press reveals could compromise our security.
Don't want the government to secretly demand all your Google search records, library book records, video store rentals, etc.? Sorry, there is the POTENTIAL that one of these could have been used by a terrorist to learn how to make a bomb.