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> "Then by effect they captured the beauty of the modern paranoid state where acts of vandalism spark mass-fear among the administrators - fear that they someho
by this_user 12y ago
> "Then by effect they captured the beauty of the modern paranoid state where acts of vandalism spark mass-fear among the administrators - fear that they somehow aren't maintaining total control."
IMO this only goes to show that the real terrorists have actually won. They knew they could never achieve victory in a direct confrontation, but they managed to make a country destroy itself by sacrificing its own values over paranoia. I do wonder if that was their real plan all along or if they themselves were surprised by how well it worked.
- dublinben 12y agoOne of Bin Laden's stated goals[0] was to bankrupt the United States. All the money we've spent on foreign wars and 'homeland security' since 2001 has certainly come close. [0]http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/01/binladen.tape/ http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/01/binladen.tape/
- wavefunction 12y agoThat's mostly just a transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy via defense contracting.