a positive step

[chelidon]

A good thing, and further sign that Bush's power is eroding somewhat in his second term...

House limits Patriot Act rules on library records

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[rainysummerday.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The thing that's puzzled me the whole time since the "Endless War" on terrorism is that hasn't everyone read 1984? I read it when I was 8 which had a huge impact on my understanding of reality. Aren't the signs of totalitarianism all too clear? Is it really a trade-off between freedom and security taken to an extreme? Maybe the pendulum has just hit it's wall, and is swinging back again.

Now to the work of teaching the dualists about the third road...

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

The thing that's puzzled me the whole time since the "Endless War" on terrorism is that hasn't everyone read 1984?

Well, yes. The terrible thing I half-suspect is that while some take it as a cautionary tale, others have taken it as a blueprint.

Maybe the pendulum has just hit it's wall, and is swinging back again.

By the gods of my people, I hope so. And I'm not opposed to giving that big ol' pendulum a wee shove now and again, just in case...

Now to the work of teaching the dualists about the third road...

You and me both, sister...to this work I do my self commit.