tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542500758583335073.post1783653752982563539..comments2023-12-16T03:54:05.229-07:00Comments on Border Lines: Homeland Security's Mindless Drone StrategyTom Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737814362191331533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542500758583335073.post-19458493749385294992010-03-11T17:47:08.694-07:002010-03-11T17:47:08.694-07:00Thanks for the comments. That certainly is the con...Thanks for the comments. That certainly is the conundrum facing those with structural critiques. It seems the choices are revolution, cynicism, individual resistance (not paying taxes and such), or organizing/educating for reform within the system of governance we have. Although deeply cynical -- not about human beings but about elite structures -- I opt for the latter. Also, it may be that at some point, at least with respect to this complex, that the costs will start breaking our system of governance, and will be more seriously considered by actors and nonactors alike. Not any time soon, though.Tom Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737814362191331533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542500758583335073.post-91801874945450148622010-03-07T11:05:50.425-07:002010-03-07T11:05:50.425-07:00A brilliant article of yours in Dollars and Sense ...A brilliant article of yours in Dollars and Sense deserves wide reading - I will now use your term of "the national security state" or the national security complex." I do think you hew to the facts as you see them, but it is interpretation where we might differ. You claim this national security complex "undermines democracy." I say there is no "democracy" to be undermined, that the term is an ancient Greek term of no relevance to the highly managed, propaganda- driven movement of incredibly well-funded and insulated elites. If anything, "democracy" has been "replaced" by these actors, and I do not differentiate between the politicians and the contractors - one interlocked piece.<br />Still, your work should earn the highest respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com