They Are Rolling in Their Graves

Look at how far we've fallen. 51% of Americans would give up some liberties for security. I can only see this as a clear indictment of the media's portrayal of terrorist events causing Americans to abandon all rational thought on the matter. There's even a book about it.

Who makes up this 51%? It would have to be folks from both blue and red states and would have to include some "Tea Party'ers" (or it is Partiers?). This is what makes it truly astonishing. Our country was founded by a collective of rationalist, Deist thinkers yet this fact seems to be lost on most Americans. The founding fathers real ideas and goals have been dashed upon the shit pile that most Americans root from to achieve an "education". We love the line, "Give me liberty or give me death", which we only apply to injustices (gun control, increased taxes, etc) that haven't actually happened yet seem to ignore quotes like Ben Franklin's,"Those who give up their liberty for security deserve neither liberty or security." Yes, it's widely used post-9/11 and is something I feel falls too far into the problems of civilization to be something humans should follow but the fact that people calmly neglect this truth from the cries of patriotism is full proof the level of ignorance that encases most Americans view of reality.

The reality is that terror attacks in the world, let alone on American civilians, and even more so on American soil are incredibly rare. Yes, there are plotters our there and yes, there are weekly bombings in Iraq/Afghanistan/Pakistan but nearly all of that was brought upon by U.S. encroachment in those countries. But the fact is that 9/11's or WTC '93 bombings or even Richard Reid shoe bombers are statistically insignificant. People are afraid to fly but willingly drive in cars daily though car fatalities are way more common than plane crashes. Toss terror-influenced plan crashes into the mix and the ration is even more lopsided. We do need to keep an ever-watching eye on our enemies but at the same time we don't have to cut off the leg for an infection on the pinkie toe.