18 Jan 2010 randombit   » (Journeyer)

Reality and Politics Do Not Mix

For obvious reasons, politicians and other policy makers generally avoid discussing what ought to be considered an "acceptable" number of traffic deaths, or murders, or suicides, let alone what constitutes an acceptable level of terrorism. Even alluding to such concepts would require treating voters as adults-something which at present seems to be considered little short of political suicide.
- from Undressing the Terror Threat, Paul Campos

Syndicated 2010-01-18 17:23:31 from Jack Lloyd

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