Views and reasons please...............
2007-02-26 22:16:02 · 14 answers · asked by gorglin 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No, I think eroding our constitutional rights and turning this country into a police state is our biggest threat.Terrorist only show up every so often, but the police infringment on our rights goes on every day.
Who's the real threat?
2007-02-26 22:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by guy o 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think IMMORALITY is the real scourge in todays world. So many of the leaders of the world have very little decency; but in many parts of the world sadly thats what it takes to grab the reins of power. Most crime stems from moral-less societies. Sadly the USA has fallen into such a downward spiral that even murder and rape have lost the 'shock value' it once had. Do we blame our culture that it's gone too far? Or have we taken our liberties to the extreme?
2007-03-07 00:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abject ignorance coupled with greed is the scourge. This is manifested in violence/crime. Ignorance and greed also foster disrespect. A third repercussion, total lack of respect for our only home - planet earth, is a greater travesty in my opinion.
And all of us are pitching in.
However...
A citizen can break a petty law and go to prison. A company can poison a river while getting filthy rich.
A terrorist can kill dozens of people instantly with a bomb. A company/government can mine uranium and kill thousands through the long, slow death of radiation poisoning -while getting filthy rich.
Laws always seem to favor the rich and those in power.
We are surrounded by terrorism, crime, disrespect, ignorance, greed...
the scourge hurts us all.
2007-02-27 07:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by question everything 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The true scourge of our brave new world are those who create the conditions for terrorism, have actually morally and financially supported it when they felt it met their needs and even courted them in their boardrooms and then found it all as the perfect excuse to rein in human rights that were supposedly guaranteed under the constitution.
2007-03-06 09:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUTSTANDING QUESTION!
Crime prevention and enforcement should be the NUMBER ONE ISSUE in the 2008 election.
Especially after the Bush Administration neglected the issue and cut funding for effective programs.
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2007-02-27 06:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Timothy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politicians are the scourge of the new world These hippo critical slime bags are destroying our way of life and lowering the standards of life. To answer you question these guys are criminals, so I would say crime.
2007-03-05 08:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like superstitious and irrational religion has led to crime within the U.S. government and, of course, to Muslim terrorism. With those two feeding off one another, the rest of the world better duck and cover.
2007-03-06 10:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scourge of the world is stupidity, overconsumption, arrogance and selfishness.
Cure these and we going to be living in a better world. All the rest is just bullshit for your (our) leaders to numb out heads.
2007-02-27 06:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by Kimon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that poverty is the scourge of the world.Poverty breeds criminals and terrorist.Most crimes are commited for economic reasons.
2007-02-27 07:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by Student 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Crime has been around since Cain Killed his brother. Terrorists target Innocent women and children. Terror causes greater fear and un-employment as many are afraid to venture out to work. un-employment increases crime.
As for the other guy that thinks OUR rights are eroding he should come on over here to Iraq to see eroded rights! Nobody is gonna open his mail he is a lib extremist!
2007-02-27 06:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋