Friday, May 19, 2017
Effects of 9/11
The attacks on the world trade center on September 11, 2001 was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. Americans were shocked and upset, and therefore there were lots of changes that the country underwent to increase its security. First, they invaded Afghanistan, as Bin Laden wanted, less than a month after the attack. These operations did not end until 2014, but there are still troops there because the war on terror is ongoing. In addition, the number of deportations significantly increased after the attack. The Department of Homeland Security was also created in 2002 in order to try and increase security. And of course, airport security has become very strict and time consuming. And general government surveillance has increased as well. The government keeps an eye on everything, leaving almost no privacy. Phone calls, internet history, and other things that some believe are private are susceptible to surveillance. But as security increases, privacy must decrease. Many Americans are angered by the lack of privacy, but isn't it worth it to feel safe? It is an ongoing debate. What do you think?
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I think some aspects of less privacy is fine, such as at an airport or other public areas. I don't think its right for the government to be able to spy on phone calls or internet history. Overall I feel the governments additional security in the past few years does not help that much with the terrorism, because we can see no decline in terrorist actions.
ReplyDeleteI believe they could be more transparent that they're spying. They should say what they're spying on. I do believe they need a sense of intrusiveness to protect the American citizens. If they had no ability to view our lives they won't have any ability to effectively gain terrorist information before attacks. As a counter argument for this, terrorist attacks still occur. This means that even with them spying on us, terrorists are still able to attack.
ReplyDeleteI believe that subconsciously, most Americans actually like the idea of government spying in order to reduce terrorism. People want to feel safe as long as they don't know how because once they know how, they feel even less safe.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most people that security is worth the exchange of some privacies, such as being scanned in airport security and having bags searched, but there is a level of privacy the American people have a right to demand. As Trevor mentioned, the search of internet history and phone calls on the general public, may not be as efficient and should be more transparent, though this may defeat it;s purpose, which is unclear.
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