It gets to go up every so often, but really most people could really care less. Oh... Oh... They changed the lil' light... Oh my gawd... Oh...
2006-08-10 07:21:49 · 8 answers · asked by DmanLT21 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
To answer JennoftheJungle... What fear?!?!?! Listen to the public and especially the news... For them it's NATIONAL TERROR ALERT>>> Terror as in fear the terrorists, and everything else that Homeland Sec. tells you to fear. Now if terror is not synonymous with fear then I don't know what is.
2006-08-10 07:31:11 · update #1
Hmm... Stefania_n2000... Haven't really been following the new since 911, have ya?
As to qoute an article: "It is the first time the red alert level in the Homeland Security warning system has been invoked..."
Notice red, now think about all the other pretty colors, that they would randomly flash on the bottom of your TV screen...
2006-08-10 07:35:15 · update #2
The reason many of us Liberals talk about this Terror Alert as being a tool to instill fear is because of how it was used in the period of time between its creation and the 2004 Election. I knew of a lot of people that were extremely paranoid after 9/11, and every time the level went up, they, and the media would always expect the worst.
It may have no always resulted in "fear", but that seems to be the intent when you watched the news during those days. Remember the Pre-Iraq War Rhetoric of "Mushroom Clouds" and the Election Season warnings of if Kerry won we'd have "another 9/11"? Tell me that isn't instilling fear.
The alert level has barely even been acknowledged since the 2004 Joke of an Election. Reason being that there isn't any reason to scare the nation as a whole into political obedience.That probably won't be necessary until between a week and a month before the next Congressional election.
Remember the definition of Fascism; a government based on reactionary and dictatorial rule. How is BOOsh different?
2006-08-10 07:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the problem with this end is that it is carefully unsupported with the aid of a few thing except Tom Ridge's statement. i'm no longer affirming that it is fake, purely in basic terms unsupported. in order to make stronger the chance aspect a consensus from numerous council contributors become required. those council contributors coated the likes of Sec State, FBI Director, CIA Director, criminal specialist favourite, Sec Def etc. Now i comprehend all of those were Bush appointees, yet in an attempt to become Ridge. What I have considered about Ridge is that he does seem to have a political awl to grind. frequently complaining that his recommendations were no longer noted on a spread of subject matters consisting of nomination of different political appointees. in a unmarried social gathering he claimed that the chance aspect become ordered raised on what even he considered credible intelligence, yet he did not opt to do it. putting ahead that it ought to value interior reach municipalities funds to implement the safe practices approaches required. of route you're loose to believe whomever you decide on to believe, yet for my area Ridge has a own stake in sensationalizing this because he's now peddling a e book. with out some corroborating help for his position I have a complicated time classifying it is a few other thing effective than political warfare of words and can't legitimately help a declare of conspiracy. Edit: I also needs to communicate about that I continually idea the colour coded terror chance aspect become ineffective besides. For those it did not unnecessarily frighten, it desensitized to the flexibility threats which exist.
2016-11-29 20:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's look back 5 years ago before September if you were to tell someone that the towers were going to be hit by two planes by tarriest that person would have laughed in your face I take what London found the tarriest very very real thank god for London helping America out and sharing the information
2006-08-10 07:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by stefania_n2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Today is the first time since Sept. 11, 2001 that the lil light has changed in America OH but then maybe you are in Iraq!
PS Stefania, I think this is what they are doing right now IF they were to say LA was just blown up THEN they would listen I hope. we are wasting our finger tips here.
2006-08-10 07:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by omapat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. It's purely a political stunt.
Every agency that actually does something relative to security threats has their own internal system that operates independent of the published threat level.
2006-08-10 07:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is it with you idiot liberals. WHAT FEAR???? All the alerts tell me is that they may have found something and to be careful. Doesn't strike fear in me or anyone I know.
Get over yourself.
And can you tell your worthless liberal brethern to get some new words. "Fear" is just so over used and never applies.
2006-08-10 07:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Naw, it's all just wind in sail. I don't even believe this last one.
2006-08-10 07:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it's just a bunch of pretty colors...
2006-08-10 07:25:52 · answer #8 · answered by green-aly-gator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋