Fascism Watch

Ted Rall has a new column. I don't always agree with Rall, but more times than not, he's right on the money.

Two young Muslim girls jailed without charge or credible reason.

"There are doubts about these claims, and no evidence has been found that such a plot was in the works," one Bush Administration official admitted to the Times. "The arrests took place after authorities decided it would be better to lock up the girls than wait and see if they decided to become terrorists," another told the New York Post. The same logic could be used to justify locking up any Muslim, or anyone at all. Heck, maybe that's the idea.

Nearly 4 years later and the United States is still insane because of the 9/11 attacks. I'm sorry it happened, and I'm sorry thousands of people died, but can we move on now? I'm not willing to give up my civil liberties because of it. I'm not willing to live in fear.

If we die being a completely open and fee society, so be it. I'd rather that then live in the fascist nation we are becoming.