What threatens your freedoms most?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

When I was a GI back in the early '60s I was told that the Russians and Cubans were going to take away our freedoms. Later it was the Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians that I was supposed to be willing to kill to prevent them from taking over my freedom. Funny thing happened, when I and a bunch of other ex-GIs walked peacefully around the Federal Building in L.A. a lot of cops circled us in cars holding up shotguns and some other guys in nice suits were snapping pictures of us. None of them were Cuban, Russian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian. When a bunch of us got together to talk things over on the campus of Cal State Northridge, we got chased around by American cops. No Russians, Cubans, Vietnamese, Cambodians or Laotians.

So, I'm wondering, what threatens your freedom more?

[11 Bravo]

1. Other: Republicans

[Ohio Joe]

6. +1

That was my first thought.

[MiniMe]

32. Agreed

Who needs a Start Treaty anyway.

[Initech]

33. The one and only correct answer.

[DrDan]

2. where is the "the two political parties" choice in that list of options

[leftstreet]

3. Jobs and healthcare have more to do with our security than Terra'ists

K&R

[redirish28]

4. I would have to say everything on the list EXCEPT Wikileaks.

[Individualist]

18. +1

[AmandaMae]

28. +1 why is Wikileaks on this list?

[Drale]

5. I would say not just

the Corporate Media, but the entire Corporate structure in general.

[old mark]

7. Religion. Rec... nt

[Taverner]

8. Capitalism

[TBF]

10. Yup, that would be globalisation -

the only silver lining in globalisation is that it does break down boundaries, and that may be helpful in enacting socialism on a worldwide basis.

[Taverner]

11. It's not just globalism

If globalism was enacted ethically, there would be world standards on pollution, on human rights, on fair pay for fair work.

But it wasn't

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. Other,

Some asshole.

[lpbk2713]

12. RW Extremism.

And closely related, the RW Media Hatemongers.

[Erose999]

13. Debtcropping - unscrupulous financial practices and a fiscal system thats rigged against the poor.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. The first 5 on the list, which are really extensions of the same "them"

Get rid of them ( yeah, right) and the rest of the list goes away.

[Stinky The Clown]

15. In your poll, I'd have to answer "the media" but that's not quite it.

The people that *control* the media are our worst threat.

[Hydra]

22. The Money

It always goes back to the 1%ers.

Amazing how so few people can spread their poison so far.

[hobbit709]

16. My government, both the overt one and covert corporate one.

[kctim]

17. From that list

the only two capable of threatening our freedoms are the government agencies.

[AlabamaLibrul]

19. Terrorism: not acts of terrorism in the absolute, but its use by politicians and corporations. n/t

[EFerrari]

20. Watch "Orwell Rolls in his Grave" if you haven't already.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4467655342219448521#docid=1925114769515892401

Orwell Rolls in His Grave is a 2003 documentary film written and directed by Robert Kane Pappas. Covered topics include the Telecommunications Act of 1996, concentration of media ownership, political corruption, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the controversy over the US presidential election of 2000 (particularly in Florida with Bush v. Gore), and the October surprise conspiracy theory. The film has previously aired on Free Speech TV, a non-profit TV station based in Denver, Colorado.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell_Rolls_in_His_Grave

[kgnu_fan]

21. Our own ignorance, lazy cowardice and blind obedience

[Hannah Bell]

23. concentration of wealth, which is concentration of power.

[KaoriMitsubishi]

24. "Liberals" who don't vote.

If you don't vote, bite me!

[kgnu_fan]

25. Freedom is inside. You exercise it, it will be yours. Falling asleep, it will be stolen

[kgnu_fan]

26. Support independent media, support Wikileaks, support your local farmers

Support Union....

[AmandaMae]

27. Corporatism, in general, not just in the media.

[blindpig]

29. Excluding Wikileaks, all of the above, in other words Capitalism.

n/t

[demigoddess]

30. you forgot to add in the republicans.

IMHO

[John Kerry VonErich]

31. Sarah Palin

nt