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National security: The politics of fear masking oppression 9 Articles

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    by Jesse Mathewson

    To understand the question of possible expansion or need we must first understand what National Security truly is. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, we see the meaning of these two words as the following. National: ...read more

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    by Joshua Masters

    As American people, we are given the right to choose what kind of person gets to lead this country. We have elections, we have free speech and we have guns. Unfortunately, however you cannot please everyone all of the ti...read more

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    by James McNulty

    WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I hear our politicians coming out with remarks like: "My constituents want", which implies that someone voted for him. And then, he proceeds to tell what his voters want. I don't remember the last...read more

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    by Anamynous

    I am sure you have considered that every publication and every voice that is heard on the subject of national security is an attempt to manipulate your opinion, an attempt to gain a vote for their own policies. This articl...read more

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    by Tim Schroll

    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said , in his now famous words "The only thing we have to fear is FEAR itself." Nothing has really changed with regard to the concept. Only the speaker has changed and that speaker is ...read more

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    by George Ivanov

    A democracy is able to survive the assassination of its leader, but it cannot tolerate public insecurity. In today's globalized world, the threat from shadowy, loosely organized terrorist organizations is quite real, as de...read more

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    by Daniel Kliewer

    National Security: A Narrative of Oppression How the Narrative of National Security Abdicates Freedom A Case Study of the USSR and the United States Security Agencies The casualties of the Cold War were not only those...read more

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    by Timmy

    The minute we allow fear to suppress our thoughts and speech and impose fear upon our people, we lose the "war on terrorism." The terrorists want us to be afraid and change our proud and free way of life. If we silence one...read more

  • by George Miller

    Formula for Fear Can we with just cause accuse the powers to be, in the United States, United Kingdom and Israel to be the axis of fear. What is terrorism? Your definition, please. Does that very word triggers fear i...read more

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