Be critical. Think. Evaluate the system... by Milota Sidorova

This is a real issue – security vs. harrasment. Many influential voices of our era speak that we are living under policy of fear. Although politicians and media gradually speak that increasing and never ending security checks at the airports, metros, buildings and even public spaces are done for our sake, there is something wrong with the system. This morning, for instance I turned on TV (Czech TV24) and reporters were doing interview in Berlin, because it was mentioned that Berlin would become a target of upcoming terrorist attack. But reporter's couple was gradually asking, what about the people, were they protecting themselves, were they avoiding metros, was there! a police in the city, was there a sense of panic in the city, etc. The interview took about 5 minutes and was remarkable for two reasons. First, reporters didn't mention any source of terrorist alert, nobody who would be behind these „attacks“. Second, although Berlin reporter replied them several times that the city was fine and people kept going on their own, even Angela Merkel told them to stay calm and there was no sense of panic, they were constantly asking the same questions. Was there a problem? What was the next target? Was Reichstag going to be evacuated? On and on, it kept going without any significant sense for comprehension... Well, maybe you are a daily witness of these small media situations and gradually and then suddenly, in one moment you find yourself believing that something terrible is going to happen. That moment you stop asking, who is going to attack? By what power and what sources media say so? You will be another victim of fear propagan! da. You stop being critical and accept they can control you in! every a spect of your life. Governments, policies, corporations, lobbists, Big Brother policies – all of this is slowly invading our system and they are constantly recalling past events – although 9/11 has been proved as a conspiracy and not real terrorist action, these powerful media are taking it for real and guaranteed. The list of these fake actions and programs would be neverending. But there is a problem – these companies are never explaining why are they doing these checks as they do, why are they controlling you without your awareness and why they interfere your privacy without the smallest reason why... Security above all. Well, we shouldn't forget that still we have the right to speak and think critically. Transportation Security Administration in the U.S. has been facing thousands and thousands of claims from airplane passengers who complain about the manners and increasing and disturbing security checks and misunderstantings before flights. The only ans! wer they get sounds like „If we are going to explain, bad guys are going to know how to work out our system“. But this is not an answer. Companies like this TSA had about 13 employees in 2002, but the very next year they had about 65,000 of them should give their reasons and defend them rationally. Because if not so, there is no difference between faceless terrorist enemies on one side and machinery of the system on the other side.

related story (sgx18635): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101121/ap_on_re_us/us_airport_s...

by Milota Sidorova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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