The government is indeed “conspiring” to house people who are displaced by natural disasters in FEMA camps. You might prefer the Superdome but the Saints want to march in there and play ball.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....meras.html

… or the white woman who killed 5 people then herself in North Carolina

http://www.wbtv.com/story/1611.....=printable

…or the white guy in Sacramento, California that was convicted of felony animal cruelty for the sexual abuse of a dog

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com.....chihuahua/

…or the white elementary school janitor in Jefferson County, Missouri who raped a 9 year old girl

http://www.stltoday.com/news/l.....0f31a.html

I can go on and on. Bottom line, people of all colors, nationalities, and creeds can act like deviants. Your ethnic makeup doesn’t make one more or less moral than someone else. I do thank you for exposing what kind of person you – a waste of a sperm and an egg.

Rappers at malls? The horror!!!

Thank you for at last exposing yourself for the racist we knew you to be.

Do you have an explanation as to why the rural poor who are predominately white in Iowa and through the midwest suffer through devastating floods, tornados, etc. but they do not loot and act like animals compared to say New Orleans. If you have an answer I would like to know.

If race has nothing to do with it. Then could you explain the recent mall riots over Jordans and rumors of rappers being at malls? I can, tacit support for people who act like animals by progressive like yourself.

As for the drug testing, what makes you think whites don’t sell and use drugs? Drug use is higher among whites than other people and whites still take the bulk of welfare dollars, even though welfare usage is at all time lows. Oh, yeah, it’s true.

If I recall, during the devastating floods in the midwest a couple of years ago, and the tornados in Joplin authorities did not have to use force. I am sure that you will say that is a result of authorities being racist but I would argue that a more plausible scenario would be the fact that in Joplin and the midwest the population did not act like wild animals like they did in New Orleans.

As for drug testing, if I needed welfare aid or EBT assistance I would have no problem submitting to a drug test as I would be accepting others tax money, (of course this does not take into account my deep distrust and disdain for the government) However, I would say most of the population in inner city hip hop flash mob population in Detroit, Atlanta, etc. would not fair so well when taking a drug test.

The behavior of authorities against the victims of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans and elswhere, should have given anyone second thoughts about their purpose and ends.

And, I saw another story today about drug testing of any who receive government aid. I DO consider that TYRANNY.

If the law applies to all citizens (‘even the rich are forbidden to sleep under bridges’), then ALL politicians and workers , those who have authority over us, who get a state or Fed wage , should be drug tested, with the usual punishments.

How about Rush Limbaugh? If he comes up positive, he’s gone tomorrow! Too bad, that when one is drug-tested, he must sign a waiver to accept false positives. Is that Tyranny worthy of this subject?

The program was to be an emergecy measure, ala Stepen King’s ‘The Stand’ for all the same reasons,and with similar results, such as confiscation of fuel , food , firearms, etc.

I wondered if it had been folded into the Patriot Act. I do have the recent Crooks and Liars article.

http://crooksandliars.com/susi.....udall-secr

I do know of several secrecy provisions of the Patriot Act. Surely, everyone has heard of gag rules on Libraries, while agents investigate readers. The outrages of the TSA are enough to make anyone ill. I don’t fly.

If there is any meeting of left and right, this is one of them.

If it’s true, of course.

I implored everyone to look up the Political Compass. You will realize that politics is nuanced.

I used to think I was a leftist/socialist, until I heard a speech from Ron Paul [while not knowing who he was, what party/ideaology] and he made alot of sense to me.

Left vs. right = collectivist/non-profit-driven economics vs. capitalist/profit-driven/free-market economics, and then you have up-down, authortarian vs. libertarian/anarchist.

Seriously, left vs right is a form of mythology with which we (or “they” depending who you ask) keep ourselves/us in the dark.

Just think: many so-called leftists and so-called right-wingers will claim to be interested in liberties on some issues and will toe statist lines on some issues; when it comes down to it a more important debate should be “what is the role of government,” “are rights innate or ‘given’ to us”…

Because of the extremes of laws being passed such as the recent Indefinite detention bill, as well as the hideous violence of police used against peaceful people involved in the Decolonize Occupy movements, many pick up on such information with no frame of reference. I encourage people to really do their research and stick to known sources of conscience.

People are suffering very much right now and when the encampments of protesters become the only safety net in this society, we are looking at major problems with very visible, human destitution and desperation. It becomes vitally important that those in the know spread accurate information. I am not impressed with how easily the comfortable, intelligent folks who think they know better are eager to join mainstream corporate media in denouncing those sticking their necks out in ways that are not given voice or vital support. All people who have conscience need to pay close attention to what is going on in their communities act quickly with great compassion.

While i camped with my college age daughter at her school, Seattle Central Community College, i was witness to the great influx of homeless people to the Decolonize Occupy Seattle camp. The great love and compassion shown by organizers who were mostly young people inspires me continually. They are willing to listen to truth, so please have heart and do all you can to make sure truth prevails.

We are facing a major human crisis in this country right now. Courage, generosity and healthy information are vitally needed.

The NDAA is close to being signed into law and as others have said here, Obama has stated that he will not veto it.

Congress, with the help of Hollywood and more likely due to Hollywood’s over-arching greed, will probably pass a law that will allow censoring of the internet.

Already the technology exists and is in use that monitors phone calls, computer traffic and other data of most individuals who use certain technologies.

Whether the intent to undermine the people is in place right now really isn’t even important; its that the capacity to undermine the people’s freedoms, the constitution and the bill of rights is building at a pace that most people cannot keep up with unless they do it for a career.

We assume that there is some moral floor present with most members of Congress, but time and again, they have demonstrated that they are willing to lower the floor on our well-being in order to raise the bar on their personal profit and power.

The only way this will change is when the majority of the people in this country become personally outraged enough to demand justice. Unfortunately, since capital is the highest priority in this country and buying and selling the people’s well being — as long as it isn’t yours — is considering just fine, we’ll all be cooked in our own soup anyway.

The truth is out there – just you wait and see.

And, hate to say it, but the passage of the recent anti-democratic, authoritarian Military Authorization Act, abrogating 600 years of Western principles of habeas corpus and other civil liberties, is more than ample evidence that it’s only paranoia if they’re NOT out to get you.

Second, some posters here are a bit confused about how things work. The burden of proof is on the conspiracy theorists to show proof of these FEMA camps for rounding up citizens, not on any of us to refute them.

Anyone who paid attention to the changes either pushed for or simply performed (torture, etc.) by the Bush II administration has had legitimate cause for alarm. The Obama administration’s continuation of these policies (i.e., permanent “suspension” actually effective repeal of some of the Bill of Rights) and now the failure of the Udall amendment to the Defense Authorization Act, and prez Obama’s refusal to veto that legislation.

Note how the LAPD treated some peacefully resisting/protesting OWS, which is probably very similar to how they’ve been treating black & some Hispanic Americans for some time. Ditto the NYPD and the Seattle PD and the evidence supporting the federal gov’t's increasing militarization of the police.

The Congressional GOP’s efforts to create a separate judicial system (run by the military) for terrrerissts. And of course just who is “terrorist” is defined very broadly, although it’s clear it excludes, the banksters & the CEO, et al, of AIG whose greedy & reckless machinations nearly brought the economy down.

There does seem to be a strong trend towards terminating several of the rights listed in the Bill of Rights, and destruction of the right to due process in general. As to whether the US is targeting certain US groups, who knows, my guess is it’s anyone who challenges the corporate “elite” or the ultra wealthy of the US, the so-called 1% or class war with the upper class wielding the power of government to win the “war.” can become a target.

So, FEMA camps or indefinite detention w/out trial or access to legal representation by the military, take your pick. I don’t think those groups are being specifically targeted but since I’m not a member of the Koch family or have a position high in the federal gov’t hierarchy, how would I know who’s being targeted or will be in the future? Because that’s who will do the choice whether it’s directly or through a proxy, i.e., a Congressperson or presidential administration.

The response to the OWS has been bad enough–and different from that of the police/gov’t in the EU & the UK to similar actions. Reminiscent of how efforts at unionizing and integration were greeted by the PTB, which were violent (Joe Hill, et al) and often violent w/no provocation.