AZspot AZspot

blue bits. red rocks.
Thursday 14 January 2010
Most Americans would trim liberties to be safer

The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make the country safe from terrorism.”

Notes

  1. livingdeadgirl reblogged this from animalsandmonsters
  2. sarahpanic reblogged this from animalsandmonsters and added:
    agreed, FUCK THAT SHIT! speaking of, i should buy a gun!
  3. inkyeagle reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make...
  4. dbnew reblogged this from hardenthefuckup and added:
    Our country’s en route to becoming one big Bubble Boy.
  5. tamplons reblogged this from firthofforth and added:
    HELLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO! Our country was based upon the social contract theory by Jack Rousseau. The social contract theory...
  6. theycallmesin reblogged this from animalsandmonsters and added:
    ”those who would trade liberty for security deserve neither” - Benjamin Franklin maybe 51% of Americans need to spend...
  7. yeahiwasintheshit reblogged this from firthofforth and added:
    well at least the hipsters wont mind the tattooed numbers on their wrists
  8. kinochestvo reblogged this from firthofforth and added:
    “If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing...
  9. modernism reblogged this from hammerito and added:
    Americans are god-damn stupid.
  10. brephophagist reblogged this from unburyingthelead and added:
    Ivan Karamazov would be so pleased. FUCKERS.
  11. pumaaa reblogged this from animalsandmonsters
  12. centaurismymentaur reblogged this from animalsandmonsters and added:
    sad, george orwell is always right. that motherfucker
  13. thatgirltally reblogged this from animalsandmonsters and added:
    That’s fucking sad.
  14. animalsandmonsters reblogged this from azspot and added:
    That’s fucking retarded.
  15. ub14 reblogged this from unburyingthelead and added:
    i’m pretty sure this should read “… to give up someone else’s civil liberties…”
  16. firthofforth reblogged this from unburyingthelead and added:
    Next step: Martial law.
  17. naklsonofnakkl reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The sad thing is that you really aren’t safer. Then again, this is a society that voted we should give background checks...
  18. unburyingthelead reblogged this from azspot
  19. erikstrattonfanbase reblogged this from baudelaireinbraille and added:
    “People can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders…All you have to do is tell them they’re being attacked and...
  20. windeenichole reblogged this from azspot
  21. forceofchange reblogged this from azspot
  22. earlofslander reblogged this from azspot
  23. loverwife reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Again, why do I live here?
  24. zladkohasaboaraffe reblogged this from bolsheviks and added:
    but i want to know my government is doing something!1!! if they don’t take away my liberties how will i know they’re...
  25. kut3ng reblogged this from t-kay and added:
    yeah..b*llsh*t..
  26. emilou reblogged this from azspot and added:
    this is such bullshit. ben franklin said it best: those who would give up essential liberty to, purchase a little...
  27. m450n reblogged this from azspot and added:
    these are the most terrifying statistics i’ve ever read. the news media’s campaign to scare the living shit out of...
  28. vosamim reblogged this from azspot
  29. mejoe reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Are we really that paranoid that we would curtail our own freedoms to prevent bearded dark brown people from killing us...
  30. t-kay reblogged this from azspot
  31. erecshin reblogged this from azspot
  32. marcusallenthecat reblogged this from mandalay and added:
    Reason #2927 why we have a representative government and judicial review instead of letting “Most Americans” decide...
  33. fluorescentelizabeth reblogged this from azspot
  34. davethebrave reblogged this from hardenthefuckup and added:
    It’s so satisfying to think that the America of today is a place that the Founding Fathers would have either fought...
  35. william-elms reblogged this from azspot and added:
    NO! We are Americans, and proud to be Americans, by virtue of our liberty. To curtail them because of fear and weakness...
  36. alienjuice reblogged this from azspot
  37. cocokahlo reblogged this from azspot and added:
    *le sigh* americans really have a rape fetish don’t they?
  38. wilsworld reblogged this from napturality
  39. abeautifulstory reblogged this from azspot
  40. other-stuff reblogged this from azspot and added:
    I am going to take this with a lot more serious attitude when Americans stop using their damn cell phones when they...
  41. napturality reblogged this from ahamoments
  42. ahamoments reblogged this from dharrison and added:
    Ben said it all.
  43. splityourowndamnatoms reblogged this from cutoffyourfeet
  44. girlwithaheart reblogged this from azspot
  45. clevermoniker reblogged this from azspot and added:
    100 % of Ben Franklin says “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve...
  46. trialsofarican reblogged this from hammerito
  47. seanncullen reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Why are Americans such wimps?!
  48. youareawake reblogged this from phaserstostun and added:
    civil liberties > national security.
  49. whiteargument reblogged this from azspot
  50. phaserstostun reblogged this from hardenthefuckup
  51. allosaurusmeat reblogged this from azspot and added:
    In an un/related bit of news: Most Americans would trim pubes to be sexier.
  52. cutoffyourfeet reblogged this from azspot
  53. discobiscuit reblogged this from azspot
  54. doubledotdee reblogged this from azspot and added:
    51 percent of Americans are ignorant.
  55. bolsheviks reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The only way to be safe from terrorism is to stop being so fucking afraid.
  56. jackyan reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Interesting headline Does 51 per cent really qualify as ‘most’? Margin of error in the survey: 2·68 per cent. I’d say...
  57. hellocuriosity reblogged this from dharrison
  58. loonyleeny reblogged this from azspot
  59. hammerito reblogged this from hardenthefuckup and added:
    Liberties schmiberties.
  60. edisonbrown reblogged this from azspot
  61. indigestions reblogged this from azspot and added:
    What defines terrorism?
  62. printedlies reblogged this from azspot and added:
    I really dislike our country right now, and sadly it’s getting worse. We need a real revolution for it to get better.
  63. replays reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Because 51% is “most”. *rolls eyes* Stacked, misleading questions make for great statistics, everyone! Of course people...
  64. sje397 reblogged this from think4yourself
  65. thomasreads reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Necessary? Maybe not. Acceptable? Definitely.
  66. elizabethbathory reblogged this from hardenthefuckup and added:
    51% of Americans have their priorities completely fucking wrong. I’d rather be a little more free and in a little more...
  67. creationlake reblogged this from hardenthefuckup
  68. yourdailyjosh reblogged this from littletigersnooze
  69. dharrison reblogged this from hardenthefuckup
  70. hardenthefuckup reblogged this from think4yourself and added:
    “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” —...
  71. jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from ihatethismess and added:
    David Cross 4 LYFE
  72. ihatethismess reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    like david cross said I don’t think Osama bin Laden sent those planes to attack us because he hated our freedom. I think...
  73. savagemike reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    Well yes of course, that too. And I’m faaaaar from a conservative. I just think that these knee-jerk reactions to...
  74. greetdeath reblogged this from azspot
  75. think4yourself reblogged this from azspot
  76. jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from savagemike and added:
    That’s kind of a tired conservative myth. Terrorists don’t target us because we’re the most free; if freedom was their...
  77. shannonsunrise reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make...
  78. savagemike reblogged this from azspot and added:
    This, of course, plays right into the hands of the terrorists. They hate the freedoms Americans have, and nothing would...
  79. godisagamble reblogged this from azspot
  80. littletigersnooze reblogged this from azspot and added:
    We’re writing an essay on the first amendment and civil liberties right now in my English class. So this is a rather...
  81. noherounderstood reblogged this from azspot
  82. bwhizz reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Safety is worthless without freedom. Why do people not get this?
  83. joycrusher reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make...
  84. sixbucks reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Well then Most Americans is a fool.
  85. dreewbee reblogged this from azspot and added:
    sorry but that 51 percent of Americans are sTr@!GH7 5to0p1D!!
  86. purplesteelbearz reblogged this from azspot
  87. This was featured on Tumblr Radar
  88. declineandfall reblogged this from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman
  89. criticalmess reblogged this from absurdlakefront and added:
    Incorrect. Would you care to try again?
  90. monkeyairplane reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make...
  91. silouan reblogged this from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman and added:
    “If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing...
  92. mandalay reblogged this from azspot and added:
    The survey found 51 percent of Americans agreeing that “it is necessary to give up some civil liberties in order to make...
  93. earlyfrost reblogged this from azspot
  94. kstant reblogged this from absurdlakefront and added:
    but how does giving up civil liberites make anyone safer?
  95. motionsensorsoundtrack reblogged this from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman and added:
    exactly…don’t give anyone any reason to take away any civil liberties. they take enough as it is, whenever they see fit....
  96. mypenisachesforyou reblogged this from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman
  97. dodgethewater reblogged this from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman and added:
    This is incredibly upsetting.
  98. shorterexcerpts reblogged this from azspot and added:
    *massive facepalm* *Mayor Quimby voice*: “this stupid country”*/mayor Quimby voice*
  99. pleasedontsqueezetheshaman reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Is liberty the new love handles? Then sign me up for some land-o-the-free liposuction! Sorry folks, you’re the opposite...
  100. azspot posted this

A GNT creation ©2007–2010