I Just Had an Epiphany

[abluelady]

I am watching a rerun of Washington Journal and the topic is about a column he wrote regarding an Indian grad student who has been hassled for taking pictures in the DC subway system.

People are calling in who agree that she should have been hassled. I don't agree, but that's another story. What it did was made me see how the Holocaust in Germany worked! I always wondered in my naivite (sp?) how decent Germans could turn in their Jewish neighbors. I didn't/don't ' understand fear and brainwashing which is what Hitler did to the Germans.

Bush is doing exactly that to Americans. Next time I see my Jewish Republican friend, who is terrified for her safety regarding terrorists, I am going to "apologize" to her for not understanding her feelings and use Hitler and the Jews and the brainwashing that went on. Wonder what her response will be????

[Wickerman]

1. OK to turn over our ports, but a tourist can't take a pic

of an infamous NY subway? :wtf:

[Roland99]

16. Remember the kids arrested for being terrorists that took video at Disney?

At one point they panned the camera around and a garbage can came into the view. The prosecutor said it was obviously to determine a place where a bomb could be hidden.

Later on, the camcorder was accidently left on and dangling down and pointing at the ground and the prosecutor said it was obviously to count the number of steps between two locations.



Oy-fucking-vey!

[genieroze]

2. People are calling and agreeing are brainwashed morons, and they

don't need much soap.

[Drum]

3. Huh??

[Sammy Pepys]

4. Any link to that article?

...or do you know where it could be found? I ride the Metro everyday, so I'd love to know how this came about.

I don't understand your part about apologizing to your Jewish friend about brainwashing and stuff like that though.....

[abluelady]

17. I guess that is the bleeding heart in me.

I feel badly that I thought so little of her. I still think little of her but at least now I understand where she is coming from.

[abluelady]

21. Feb. 26," Washington Post"

Mark Fisher was the author.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Walk into Bloomingdale's in NYC and you get hassled. This is ...

nothing new. It's about security.

The subway needs better security. So does Amtrak.

Do you ride a subway regularly?

[abluelady]

18. No I don't

and when I ride regional trains, there is no security.

[savemefromdumbya]

6. You do know that Odenton is almost next to the NSA

so one is perhaps a little touchy. I guess it was little unusual for that kneck of the woods. There was no need to hassle her - 3 visits to her home after JHU said it was OK.

[file83]

7. (You mean "Epiphany"!) You just woke up. That's good. Most people

don't have a clue as to how easily a population can be reconditioned to behave the way you want them to. And the irony is, if you aren't aware of how easy it is - that means you are more susceptible to the reconditioning (brainwashing).

You have to be aware of the strings they are manipulating you with before you know to severe them.

[JuniperLea]

15. Too true

My boyfriend is fond of saying there is a thin veil of civility and calm. It doesn't take much to bust through that veil and then all the animal instincts are found beneath it, alive and well.

[abluelady]

20. I Disagree

I believe that if you are a thinker, be it good or bad, you will not be easily manipulated. Those who don't use their minds constructively are the easy bait. And I think that is the majority. I just didn't realize how easily frightened people can be.

[seabeyond]

8. you are right and i have been saying for a couple years. this is how

it was done. i didnt understand either. our fear, for our safety overrides the soncern for fellow man. i see it in other instances. like allowing all rights to be taken away in airport. for our collective safety. dont make eye contact. dont look abnormal in anyway. dont show stress, anger, or frustration. only fear. put tail between legs and cowar, obey...... or else, in the name of safety for the collective whole,.......shoot to kill and ask questions later.

[IsItJustMe]

9. Reporter said issue does not break on partisan lines. I disagree

Just from the callers' I could tell that the Dem's didn't like the ideal of racial profiling and the Repukes said, officer just doing his job (to be expected, no outrage).

Seems to me reporters are always soft pedaling the differences.

[jschurchin]

10. " Hey you, yeah you with the ........

camera. Whats the idea taken a picture of the Grand Canyon. What are ya a terrorist or sumthin". "No pictures of ol faithful folks. That dude over there looks funny. Probably up to no good."
Welcome my friends to the Fascist States of Amerika.

[bluerum]

11. Only white couples with 2.5 kids are allowed to have cameras

and take pictures at this site.

All others must have a permit and wear a special patch on their arms.

:scared:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

12. And if you were really a "terrorist"

you could just as easily have a hidden camera. So the whole issue is moot.

[JuniperLea]

13. Welcome to the light!

That has always been on my "How Bush Is Like Hitler" list.

[CottonBear]

14. I too have a Jewish Republican friend. She didn't vote at all in 2004

but her husband did. At least I cancelled his vote out. I'm glad she's too apathetic to even bother to vote since she's a Republican. He husband isn't Jewish (he's Irish-Catholic.) They're from Mass. Go figure. The're Republicans. It seems that Yankees who move South do so solely to make lots of money. It has to be all about the money.

I saw that WJ segment this morning. Very disturbing. :(

[leftofthedial]

19. your friend will probably turn you in to the thought police

Gawdjeezis bless Murka

[Dr. Jones]

22. "If you're not with us, you're with the terrorists."

Orwellian Hitler-ish brainwashing? You bet.

[Captain Hilts]

23. Tokyo, Moscow, London. Subways are attractive targets. nt

[Ani Yun Wiya]

24. and

no application of "security" measures is 100%.
Has Israel solved it's security issues yet?