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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman on March 02, 2003, 08:24:24 PM

Title: When the GOVT cries "Wolf!"
Post by: Sandman on March 02, 2003, 08:24:24 PM

http://www.cato.org/dailys/03-02-03.html

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One such group is the Homeland Security agency. If you set up an agency to warn us when terrorists are about to strike, those working for the agency have a strong incentive to tell us the risks are always elevated or high. To lower the alert level to green (low) or even blue (guarded) would tell terrorists the coast is clear and also make the Homeland Security crew look foolish if terrorists attacked. To raise the alert to red (severe) would cause panic and make Homeland Security look even more foolish if nothing happened. So, there will always be only two alert levels -- orange and yellow -- and narrowing that list to zero would be a big improvement.

Title: When the GOVT cries "Wolf!"
Post by: Toad on March 02, 2003, 08:30:46 PM

That thing is for the media. Gives them something to talk about and avoids the "they didn't warn us!" after something happens.

Title: When the GOVT cries "Wolf!"
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 02, 2003, 08:59:59 PM

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Originally posted by Toad
That thing is for the media. Gives them something to talk about and avoids the "they didn't warn us!" after something happens.

You mean like the newspaper headlines 1 week after 9/11?

"Did Bush Know?"

:rolleyes:

Title: When the GOVT cries "Wolf!"
Post by: Batz on March 02, 2003, 10:08:14 PM

No duh

But look at the aftermath of 9/11, the media trumped out the "What the government knew and didnt do before hand".

Ofcourse its a "feel good" solution, you libs usually like that kinda stuff.

But theres 2 faces to "Homeland Security". The "look how we are on the Job" and the stuff that happens behind the media. That "gestapo" stuff as some call it.