While I have not looked at any of the links you have provided (yet), I do want to mention that TLG was what I thought about when it was all going down. The thing that I thought was so chilling about the episode was not only that they called the event right, but the aftermath.
If you remember, the evil terrorist group behind the attack in the TLG pilot was a faction of our own government. The reason: There is a group of people in this country who make a killing (pun intended to make my point) when this country goes to war.
In the real world, this group has made its profit. Also, the Patriot act, the wiretaps, and other (possibly illegal) invasions of our privacy to increase "homeland security." Don't forget the entire Iraq debacle. 9-11 was the catalyst for all of this happening. The government is getting more and more involved in our lives, and if we are not careful, we could turn into the Soviet Union. A totalitarian government where everybody is spied upon.
There are already questions into whether or not the government actually knew about the attack, and if they willingly were neglegent, or if they were just incompetent. I wouldn't be surprised if in some future time it comes out that a faction of our own government actually helped Al Quieda in their attack.
One of the founding fathers once said: "Eternal vigilence is the price of Liberty." I believe that what he was saying was not to be eternally vigalant of Tyrants abroad, but rather to be eternally vigilant of tyranny springing up in your own government.
***UPDATE***
The Eternal vigilence quote was actually by the abolishonist Wendell Phillips in 1852 - well after the country was founded and the founding fathers had all passed on. Source: http://www.freedomkeys.com/vigil.htm
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DarrenDirt
19 years ago
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The government is getting more and more involved in our lives, and if we are not careful, we could turn into the Soviet Union. A totalitarian government where everybody is spied upon.
There are already questions into whether or not the government actually knew about the attack, and if they willingly were neglegent, or if they were just incompetent. I wouldn't be surprised if in some future time it comes out that a faction of our own government actually helped Al Quieda in their attack.
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It's worth than you realize, but in a way there's reason to feel hopeful. The problem is not new, but the solution is finally gaining ground and being talked about. Ihighly recommend you read the book "Adventures In Legal Land", and read some of the articles / listen to the audio files available at this website:
http://www.AdventuresInLegalLand.com
^ Especially recommended: in the mid 1800's Lysander Spooner wrote "No Treason: The Constitution of no Authority" -- it is linked above in both written and audio form.
...Gonna go watch the "Water-powered car" episode tonight, been doing some reading about water fuel cells (see http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=water+car , http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=water+fuel
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Chipping away at a mountain of pop culture trivia,
Darren Dirt.
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michaelmcken
19 years ago
For those of you who may not have seen it, or belive that the government had something to do with 9-11 you'll want to see this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848
If the link does not work, just do a google on 911 Loose Change.
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Jlonedragon
19 years ago
Yeah it was pretty weird. When 911 happened, I was like...this seems familiar. Then I remembered the pilot episode and I was like dang...that's just plain weird.
"I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death!"
-Nas, NY State of Mind
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