Ernest Hua wrote:
It is truly counter-productive to insist on conspiracy theories and anti-government rhetoric. Sure, there have been conspiracies in the past. Sure, there have been more than our fair share of atrocities.
[mucho snippo] The danger in conspiracy theories (and you can check the L.A. Times for verification of this) is that they are often tied in to anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, and/or provide an excuse to.... The fact is, though, that only government possesses the power to ruin the lives of masses of people, which they have often done, even in this century. Anyone who says "the conspiracies aren't true" and "anti-government rhetoric is automatically bad", etc. is just sticking their head in the sand. The militias are a necessary correction to government excess, however negative the implications of militia power might be. As far as the difficulty in creating the infrastructure to monitor every- one, well, it exists and is growing by the minute. All "they" have to do is listen in, and have smart programs to sort out what they want to look at (which they certainly do). Think of it as a percentage deal. The people the govt. most want to monitor are the ones who are the most active in their travel and communication, therefore, it greatly reduces the monitoring load.