Belly35

Elderly Intellectual

9,716 posts

Belly35

Elderly Intellectual

9,716 posts

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 10:08 AM Nov 19, 2010 10:08 AM

Paranoid or Cautious

Have we become a paranoid society or over cautious assholes ?

Package on the expressway, traffic backed up for hours, H1M1 that did happen, airport scanner and pat-down but people drive over the borders without getting out of their cars…..

Nov 19, 2010 10:08am

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Q

7,117 posts

Q

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

7,117 posts

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 10:28 AM Nov 19, 2010 10:28 AM

The entitlement mentality seems to include the right for the world to be 100% safe. It can never be, of course, so we engage in a bunch of "safety theatre", to borrow a term I believe was coined by FFT.

Nov 19, 2010 10:28am

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

24,984 posts

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

24,984 posts

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 11:04 AM Nov 19, 2010 11:04 AM

The terrorists have won.

Nov 19, 2010 11:04am

Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

N

3,949 posts

N

Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

3,949 posts

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 12:00 PM Nov 19, 2010 12:00 PM

Paranoid and I agree with ETB.

Nov 19, 2010 12:00pm

Con_Alma

Senior Member

C

12,198 posts

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Con_Alma

Senior Member

12,198 posts

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 12:06 PM Nov 19, 2010 12:06 PM

It is possible to be both. It's not strictly either or.

Nov 19, 2010 12:06pm