Nope, not crazy. Agree 100% and I also really like that one ad as well. It's one of the few that reminds you to not judge a book by its cover -- which is exactly the problem, because everyone is doing exactly that, judging people by how they look, what they own, what they read, etc.
One of my philosophy classmates (his name is Jacob and his last name is "very Arabic" -- and because of his last name, he is always searched to an extreme at the airport) pointed out that if he bought a copy of the Farmer's Almanac and some fertilizer, the police would arrest him... and those two items, even together, are so innocent.
But, yeah, paranoia. I mean, the reason the Patriot Act was passed (so I have been told) was because 1) no one actually read the entire thing, and 2) it was proposed at a time when people needed comfort. The whole thing actually makes me think very much of 1984, and Slavery is Freedom and War is Peace.
I'm digressing, though. So, yeah, agree 100%. Misinformation and paranoia are terribly damaging. Especially when teenagers are involved. (Well, when anyone is involved, but especially teenagers.)
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Date: 2004-03-08 08:18 am (UTC)One of my philosophy classmates (his name is Jacob and his last name is "very Arabic" -- and because of his last name, he is always searched to an extreme at the airport) pointed out that if he bought a copy of the Farmer's Almanac and some fertilizer, the police would arrest him... and those two items, even together, are so innocent.
But, yeah, paranoia. I mean, the reason the Patriot Act was passed (so I have been told) was because 1) no one actually read the entire thing, and 2) it was proposed at a time when people needed comfort. The whole thing actually makes me think very much of 1984, and Slavery is Freedom and War is Peace.
I'm digressing, though. So, yeah, agree 100%. Misinformation and paranoia are terribly damaging. Especially when teenagers are involved. (Well, when anyone is involved, but especially teenagers.)