Homeland Security reductio ad absurdum

From Homeland Stupidity

“Again and again, we hear the argument that a particular technology can be used for bad things, so we have to ban or control it,” says real security expert Bruce Schneier. “The problem is that when we ban or control a technology, we also deny ourselves some of the good things it can be used for.”

Banning this, that or the other thing won’t solve the problem of terrorism. It won’t make us any safer, but it will make our lives much more inconvenient. Only addressing the root causes of terrorism will ultimately stop it.

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