Smeagol
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Now France is reported to have illegally spied on its citizens. The arguments are predictable; the measures are needed as security efforts to preemptively combat terrorism. The often unspoken truth is twenty-first century terrorism has one thing in common; its roots originate in the Middle-East, directly or indirectly.
The question arises; which is better? Support government efforts to continue to spy on its own people or enact policies that end or sharply curtail travel into and from the west from countries where strong western sentiment in common? Commensurate with new travel restrictions, the government begins to scale back domestic surveillance on citizens.
If countries where high anti-American sentanent exists want their citizens to be able to come here again they must meet certain benchmarks over time.
- Fair and balanced equal time over media outlets that bash America.
- Defunding of educational institutions that advance anti-American ideologies.
- Pro-American curriculum taught in their classrooms that highlight the good things America has done throughout its history as well as dipicting American life in a positive light.
No one is forced; if they would prefer to not to do so, great, don't come here.
Or is spying on Americans to see what if any contact we have with people from anti-American regions is going on a better idea?
The question arises; which is better? Support government efforts to continue to spy on its own people or enact policies that end or sharply curtail travel into and from the west from countries where strong western sentiment in common? Commensurate with new travel restrictions, the government begins to scale back domestic surveillance on citizens.
If countries where high anti-American sentanent exists want their citizens to be able to come here again they must meet certain benchmarks over time.
- Fair and balanced equal time over media outlets that bash America.
- Defunding of educational institutions that advance anti-American ideologies.
- Pro-American curriculum taught in their classrooms that highlight the good things America has done throughout its history as well as dipicting American life in a positive light.
No one is forced; if they would prefer to not to do so, great, don't come here.
Or is spying on Americans to see what if any contact we have with people from anti-American regions is going on a better idea?