My friend King, in his post, seems to assume that fear and a positive attitude toward deprivation of freedoms to protect against perceived terrorist activities are rampant in our country, especially among conservative thinkers and voters. I don't think this is neccesarily true. However, in my opinion, the basic conservative thinking is that liberal thinkers are all too willing to respect and protect governments and religions who not only would, but do, deprive their citizens and opponents of both freedoms and life as a normal course of business. Conservative thinkers in the U.S. have a real problem with this thought process and, frankly, do not understand it. A citizenry has to take some action to protect its welfare, sometimes at the expense of a "warm and fuzzy" relationship with those who would bury them.
