'Over there'

[Ossie]

'i'd rather be robbed of my freedoms then be blown up in a mall'
I think the point is that its not nessesary for you to be robbed of your freedoms to have security and that in the long run it would be likely to in fact lessen your security. Oppressive governmental measures is a very easy approach to take. Its simple and dosnt require alot of thought, it means you dont have to try and understand the roots of the problem. Since the problem is not solved, the approach must be exstended and even heightened to ensure the same aparent security. Gradually freedoms are sacrificed untill you become not so distant from those you are suposedly being protected from. America must decide whether it is willing to let 'land of the free' become a mere hollow phrase used by politians to rouse nationalistic sentiment.
Im quite taken with this analogy i made up with a village, an infectious disease and some really big hi-tech fans :o but I reckon it might conceivably need some tinkering before it makes a modicum of sense to anyone else .