Foreign Threats = terrorists, wars...
Nanny State = a drift toward domestic totalitarian.
Bad Personal Habits = Over-spending/eating/drinking...
2006-12-22 00:15:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Definitely the Nanny State. The latest of which is New York outlawing trans fats. I don't live in N.Y., but you can bet it won't be long b4 other states follow suit.
2006-12-22 01:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by mikey 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Foreign threats. The life of an American citizen has changed as never before after 9/11. A few examples will suffice- The way you check in in to a flight- gone are the days you could simply walk in. There are stringent checks and ever changing rules to meet new terrorist threats. If you are wearing a beard, you are inviting trouble. If you wear a head scarf, it is the same. Your personal freedoms are affected by the state intruding in to your privacy and so on.
2006-12-22 08:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nanny state/socialism.
2006-12-22 08:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nanny state. Patriot Act.
The government has played on our fears since 9-11 to expand its powers. It attempts to keep us in fear with color "terrorist alert" signals at airports etc.
This government is using the "War on Terror" to essentially create a fascist state.
2006-12-22 08:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nanny State and the fact that too many people are blind to the fact that it is happening.
2006-12-22 08:22:27 · answer #5 · answered by Sun Spot 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
to be always afraid of something that had never happened. it is not going to happen but we think of it and waste our happy moments of life
2006-12-22 08:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by mausamifrench 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like all three are to me...but i worry the most about the middle one...and complacency
2006-12-22 08:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋