[Lokutus]

From Wire magazine:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')omeland Security Chief Says the Web is Dangerous: According to Wired, Chertoff is telling the Bushies that the Web allows people to 'learn' to be dissatisfied with the American Way, and then learn how to be terrorists. A perfect example of the blinkered conservative worldview that it's better to shelter people from truths that are not pleasant. And frightening in a guy who has as much power and influence as Chertoff.

[Dreamtwister]

Oh, come on! Goldstein? Everybody knows the brotherhood doesn't exist.

Yes, some of us who reference the book have actually *read* it.

[Lokutus]

That's Wired magazine.

Damn %$#@& typos!

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', 'F')rom Wire magazine:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')omeland Security Chief Says the Web is Dangerous: According to Wired, Chertoff is telling the Bushies that the Web allows people to 'learn' to be dissatisfied with the American Way, and then learn how to be terrorists. A perfect example of the blinkered conservative worldview that it's better to shelter people from truths that are not pleasant. And frightening in a guy who has as much power and influence as Chertoff.

[Lokutus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', '
')As for the post itself, there is no putting this genie back in the bottle. If the Chinese can't squelch it, no lame homeland security initiative will work either.

[holmes]

.... is already here. : - (

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lokutus', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', '
')As for the post itself, there is no putting this genie back in the bottle. If the Chinese can't squelch it, no lame homeland security initiative will work either.

[cynicalheretic]

I have been lurking here for a few weeks, but I figured this post would be ideal one in which to out myself.

From what I understand of Chertoff's statement is that they should begin tracking down those who have the potential to either lead a rebellion or those who will join in after our government inacts their new police state.

Chess Like Strategy

First Step = US terrorist attack
Our Step = Yay go government

Second Step = Inact the patriot act.
Our step = Yay government

Third Step = Build an internal gestapo organization called home land security
Our step = Yay government, get those terroist

Fourth Step = Wiretap everyones phone
Our Step = Come again?

Fifth Step = Keep annoucing the terrorist are coming
Our Step = "AAAHHHH" Go government get them

Sixth Step == Sign Military Commisions Act = a person who, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, has been determined to be an unlawful enemy combatant by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal or another competent tribunal established under the authority of the President or the Secretary of Defense.

Our Step = As an american I have neither the understanding of the law or how to read beyound a 6th grade level, so yay government

Seventh Step = Rigor Mortis Habeus Corpus, Check mate in 4 moves
Our Step = Ah shit

***************
Possible further moves


Government announces the internet is bad
Government Decided to start blocking certain sites
People are required to get verichips
other potentials moves outside of my line of sight.

[JustinFrankl]

Welcome to book burning in the 21st century.

[Zardoz]

If the Neocons get another stooge elected president after Dubya, we can kiss the republic goodbye. They'll completely remake this country.

[TheDude]

Country's been remade already. Was there even a post here about the Cons weakening posse comitatus? In between all the usual we'refuckedtentimestoSunday. Seems our heads are spinning too fast to even notice.

Go Praetorian Guard! I quite enjoyed the scene in Amerika where the Russians execute Congress en masse.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JustinFrankl', 'W')elcome to book burning in the 21st century.

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', '*')Bonus for anyone who gets that lit ref.

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zardoz', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', '*')Bonus for anyone who gets that lit ref.

[JustinFrankl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'w')ould somebody please post answer to previous bonus?

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JustinFrankl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'w')ould somebody please post answer to previous bonus?

[JustinFrankl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'I') thought pstarr was referring to the book "1984"

[Dreamtwister]

Actually Emmanuel Goldstein was a contemporary of Orwell's and a poet and prominent anarchist at the time. In some literary circles, it is believed that Orwell's character "Goldstein" was based on Emmanuel Goldstein.

As for the 2600 magazine reference...When Eric Gorden Corley started publishing 2600 magazine (interestingly enough, in 1984) he adopted the name, but early readers will recall the decidedly anarchist overtones of the publication. He claims he took the name Emmanuel Goldstein from 1984, but he was either fully aware of the double meaning of the name, or ironically ignorant of it.

And for the record, I answered before pstarr, so I win.

[TheDude]

Not exactly big challenges here. Some of you have the mentality of Delta Minuses! You should be sent to Arizona!

[ChicknLittle]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JustinFrankl', 'D')etermining whether this means Osama is also a fictional character created by the state is left as an exercise for the reader.