Civil Liberties under threat ... again
From The Guardian today:
MI5 head warns of liberties trade-off to fight terror
I wonder whether the continued erosion of civil liberties in the name of the "fight against terror" is worth it.
Surely if we change our way of life and destroy everything that makes western liberal democracy the 8th wonder of world then the terrorists are winning??
The pupose of terrorism, it must be said, is to cause TERROR and to use that terror as a force multiplier for organisations that have no conventional armies.
They, whoever they really are, have succeeded in their aim and the net effect is to change the way we live forever. Recent history suggests that such legislation does not disapper when the threat recedes. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act was introduced in 1974.
Although being re-written several times the act shows no sign of going away, indeed with each assualt on civil liberties the act becomes more entrenched in law.
I fear the recent attacks will do nothing to stop this trend.