{"id":342,"date":"2009-10-22T08:54:08","date_gmt":"2009-10-22T13:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2009-10-22T08:54:08","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T13:54:08","slug":"color-coded-terror-for-your-convenience-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"Color coded terror for your convenience – addendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think I need to clarify yesterdays’ post. After re-reading a day later, I don’t think my point was clear.<\/p>\n

I’m not opposed to the protection of our country. I’m not opposed to the idea of protecting yourself. What I am opposed to is the absolutism of eternal vigilance.<\/p>\n

\"Veolia<\/a>

Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

Think of it this way- even though laws are in place, bad guys will ignore them. Laws to me are something like a fence on a farm to keep wolves out. Laws are in place, and they do deter the smaller bad guys, but a serious bad guy will just go right through them.<\/p>\n

I think you should be prepared for the worst. You should know how to defend your family and your home. I think you should know how to stand on your own two feet without any help. I think you shouldn’t rely on someone being just around the corner to help you if things go wrong.<\/p>\n

But I also think you should hope for the best. You should make plans to live a good and productive life. You should take steps to make your own dreams a reality. You should encourage the work of others who have not traveled as far as you have. You should be patient. You should be strong.<\/p>\n

Yes, it would be possible to build a fortress to keep the wolves out. But then it wouldn’t be the same. It wouldn’t be a farm. It would be possible to pass enough laws to eventually catch everyone with an evil thought. But then it wouldn’t be the same. It wouldn’t be the United States.<\/p>\n

Changing the Department of Homeland Security’s Security Advisory System’s color coding to say there will never be an end to terror is a step toward this fortress. Toward a focus on the wolves, and not a focus on the farm.<\/p>\n

Don’t be a wolf. But don’t be a sheep either. Think Sheepdog. Cute and cuddly, but with big teeth if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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