By J-One Royal Fam

Since the failed Christmas day plane bombing, I've heard it said that we should profile every Muslim man between the ages of 18-28. In a time when fear is the most common emotion in people, that would seem to be the correct course of action. In the past few years since 9/11, we've been told about countless terror attempts from disgruntled "Muslim men", many with "ties" to Al-Qaeda. On the surface, it's safe to say: "Profile them all" in the name of national security, but what would be the point? If profiling in the name of national security is the new fad, then let's inconvenience and harass YOU!

J.R. Junior made some great points about the questions that we should ask ourselves and others about what happened that day. I, for one, believe wholeheartedly that this was all set up to scare you into supporting the invasion of another sovereign nation in the name of terror. Only this time, support is based on speculation and the idea of lives lost, which is obviously scarier. Of course, this is going to run 24-7 all over the news channels and across the web. The problem is: the rhetoric which prompts profiling is much more heavily covered than all of the childish inconsistencies of the "story" we are being told.

Have we not learned anything from history? Do we even know history? Well, history has shown that profiling has very damaging effects especially when there is no reason for it--or in our case, reasons are made up for it. Who gets effected by this? Do you even care? Of course not. It's not you whom they are after. Most of us Americans don't fit that profile. But, what if you do? I actually kind of look like Mr. Abdulmutallab, and I'm a Marine Corps veteran. So, should I go through the same scrutiny even though I signed up to defend our country? There are so many scenarios against profiling that eventually it will not make sense.

But, the biggest point I want to make is that when--and I mean WHEN--profiling happens to every person in this country, you will finally realize that no one wants to take our freedoms away except for you. No one wants to bomb a plane because of two reasons: First, it's inconvenient to everyone including the "bombers". Secondly, once the investigation is complete, their families will be bombed themselves which defeats the whole purpose of and is not even the definition of terrorism.

The only bomb attempt that occurred on Christmas day was the one that went off in the minds of the American people. Profiling seems like a good idea when you aren't the target group. Once you realize that you actually are the target group, then maybe, you will understand that this is a war to make and take money from you; not a war on half-assed wanna-be terrorists.

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J.R. Junior

Seriously? The threat of being blown up on an airplane scares you to a point that you basically ask for your rights and privilege of privacy to be revoked? There are more serious facets that will kill you that you actually fight to sustain. It is still illegal to have cheaper drugs that could save your life shipped to the U.S. from foreign nations; not because they're unsafe, but because it would be direct competition for bloodthirsty American companies. Factories release poisonous chemicals into the air, water, and soil are still causing illnesses, such as cancer, to residents of places like Mossville, Louisiana.

You are still fighting against the government regulating such practices, using b.s. terms like "government takeover", while accepting the average citizen being subjected to more regulation. You ask the government to spy on you and your family in an attempt to weed out "terrorists", yet it doesn't strike a nerve that the Federal Reserve still does not have to answer to the Federal government or undergo auditing. It doesn't bother you that the Pentagon's finances are so misconstrued that no one knows what is done with the trillions of dollars given to the Pentagon from the government from the money that was lent to the U.S. at interest.

You are concerned with the 1 in over 1,000,000,000,000 chance that a stupid kid who practices a different religion than yourself is going to blow up the airplane you may have boarded; even though you rarely fly. How about the thousands of trips you take to the various stores per year--avoiding the millions of car crashes to buy processed food with poisons injected into them (Let's not forget about the delicious alcohol and cigarettes you must pick up...)?

So, next time you're leaving the airport, finally firing up that cigarette, and thanking Jesus Christ that Ahmed Muhammed Hussein did not cause your plane to explode, make sure your seat belt is tightly strapped; Father Daniels may be receiving oral sex from a nine year old--distracted just enough to slam into your door at 45 miles per hour. Wake Up & Smell The B.S.