Matt Whiting wrote in
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wrote:
Bob Noel wrote:
In article
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Jay Honeck wrote:

9/11 illustrated how vulnerable we were to attack by air. Just
look how long it took to scramble *any* aircraft to intercept those
rogue airliners, even after NORAD was fully alerted.

9/11 illustrated how vulnerable we were to attack by air from a
handful of aircraft launched from US soil. And look at how little
actual damage was done.

9/11 illustrated what a bunch sheep airline passengers had become
until the second airplane hit.

Not just airline pax, but nearly all US citizens. Then again, this
wasn't accidental. The government and other "experts" have been
preaching for years the religion of passiveness and not to resistant
robbers, kidnappers, rapists, etc. They teach that to kids in school
and everyone else. That certainly isn't how I was raised.


Much as I hate to agree with anyone, ever, I have to agree with this.

the scary thing is that the more "disciplined" a culture is, the easier
it is manipulated into some kind o insanely agressive stance.

I can think of a couple of good examples from the last century alone.

A belligerent and healthy opposition is a healthy thing for a nation or
culture.


Bertie