The Real Price of Freedom

[tesla]

Good Economist article on governments' theft of our liberties as a response to terrorism.

(This link goes to the introduction, which in turn contains a link to the full article.)

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[vacivus.livejournal.com]

The Real Price of Freedom, ha, i sometimes forget who's freedom bush is talking about, the citizens or the government to do whatever they want.

I Love The Economist

[jm-engshaw.livejournal.com]

And this excerpt is why:

"When liberals put the case for civil liberties, they sometimes claim that obnoxious measures do not help the fight against terrorism anyway. The Economist is liberal but disagrees. We accept that letting secret policemen spy on citizens, detain them without trial and use torture to extract information makes it easier to foil terrorist plots. To eschew such tools is to fight terrorism with one hand tied behind your back. But that—with one hand tied behind their back—is precisely how democracies ought to fight terrorism."

This is a very libertarian argument but sadly one that few liberals in this country have the balls to make. Kudos, Economist!

Also, when I pull up the comment page on your journal, the heading on my browser reads "Tesla Aldrich: The Real Price of Freedom". It made me laugh.