How the Nice Tragedy Will Be Used to Bolster War, Usurp Freedom, and Create More TerrorismBy Claire Bernish As the country and world reel in shock, French President Franois Hollande already claims the purposeful mowing down of dozens to be a likely act of terrorism. The terrorist nature of the attack cannot be denied, Hollande said early Friday. We must show absolute vigilance and determination. All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorism. Three days have been set aside to mourn victims of the horrific act, which happened as crowds assembled along Promenade des Anglais in advance of a fireworks display. One witness, who said attendees had set off their own small fireworks throughout the day, described the scene prior to the attack as jovial and upbeat,and told the Guardian: After being there for a little over ten minutes, we heard what sounded like fireworks going off and then heard screaming. All of a sudden, there were hundreds of panic-stricken people running our way and it was clear that if we did not move, we would get trampled. So we started running as fast as we could while having no idea what was going on. Two Americans from the Austin, Texas, area father and son Sean and Brodie Copeland were among the dead, though most victims are believed to be French citizens. Police ultimately shot the driver of the truck to halt the carnage. In the aftermath, authorities identified the attacker as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian who had a French visa and lived in Nice and a petty criminal and delivery driver. But something the West has come to expect in the wake of such tragedies increased Police State-like surveillance, controls, security, and altogether lessened freedoms for everyone is already taking hold. A seething undercurrent of bigoted animosity wrests reason from the minds of politicians and large segments of the public, as the need to blame begins to usurp logical, cool-headed debate over how, precisely, to react to a vicious attack like the one in Nice. Wariness should rule such conversations; but reactionary emotions instead have a penchant for taking precedence. Indeed, though vigilance must be heightened now it shouldnt be aimed solely at the vagaries of a terrorist threat. If freedom teeters on the brink, now would be the tipping point. And its already received a push from Hollande who announced the continuance of Frances hotly-contended state of emergency, first declared after 77 people perished in the November 2015 attacks in Paris. That state of emergency grants the government broad and sweeping overreach into the private lives of citizens. Though initiated within hours of the November 13 attacks, the state of emergency has been extended several times to the consternation of many and Bouhlel just provided an excuse to allow Hollande to give it three more months. Police State opportunism abounds, as politicians race to constrict basic rights in the wake of tragedy; and though Americans have a fondness for deluding themselves into thinking, it couldnt happen here, they would be well-advised to reflect on the conditions the French will have to endure for yet another three months. The Guardian reported in April: The special emergency measures allow police to conduct house raids and searches without a warrant or judicial oversight, including at night, and give extra powers to officials to place people under house arrest outside the normal judicial process. It also allows for restrictions on large gatherings. Several things bear scrutiny. Though opinion polls, dubious as they may be, found most people in France have no problem with such constrictions of their rights, protests against the continued state of emergency have been marked with minor violent outbursts as many believe the measures both needless and futile against the terrorism they putatively aim to thwart. Considering a truck driver just plowed through scores of people celebrating Bastille Day without alerting French intelligence ahead of time, those concerns are only marginally up for debate. French citizens originally welcomed the state of emergencys illusory protections with open arms under the false pretense it would be lifted after three months time obviously, governmental control clamps down more readily than it eases. Here we are, eight months later, and another three-month extension just got the green light. Human rights groups, lawyers, and advocates have variously warned the lack of clarity and precision of several provisions of the state of emergency and surveillance laws could lead to abuse and that it seriously impacts public freedoms. But, what about the terrorists? Apparently, Nice proves that point moot. But thats France were still free here. Are you sure? Though thousands of miles and a sizable ocean away, the assault on Nice immediately reverberated in telling ways in the United States. The NYPD deployed its dystopically-monikered, heavily-armed Hercules team to patrol the French consulate when news of the attack reached New York. A local NBC affiliate reported increased police presence in heavily-trafficked areas and Gov. Cuomo directed state law enforcement officials to step-up security at high-profile locations around the state, including airports, bridges, tunnels and mass transit systems. Perhaps thats just a taste of whats to come, considering the U.S. is still embroiled in contention over the epidemic of police violence and the subsequent attack on police in Dallas, not to mention the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. In fact, all the violence and nationwide protests spawned an expansion of nobodys favorite legislation but the governments: the PATRIOT Act. It wouldnt be difficult to surmise the U.S. government waits breathlessly for the other shoe to drop in order to slip further surveillance and other security measures past the public when panic makes such legislation an appetizing palliative. After all, the attacks of September 11th gave rise to mass surveillance, quickened the militarization of police, and birthed indefinite detention, all of which have been impossible to rein in or reform in any meaningful way much less reverse in full. Though former House Speaker Newt Gingrich might himself be a moot point, the politician didnt hesitate after the Nice incident to call for an impossibly oppressive and outright bigoted policy targeting Muslim Americans. Western civilization is in a war, Gingrich declared to Fox News Sean Hannity. We should frankly test everyone here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in sharia they should be deported. Even corporate media giant the Washington Post flatly derided Gingrichs flagrant distortion of what would be allowed by the Constitution, pointing out such a policy would directly violate both the First and Fourteenth Amendments. But to imagine such scaremongering wouldnt have the desired effect of manipulating a nervous people into undesirable and irreversible policy would be naive. Just ask the French. Now is not the time to willingly fork over what few freedoms remain in the name of a murky threat. Now is the time, however, to train our gaze on our impossibly opportunistic legislators. Claire Bernish writes for TheFreeThoughtProject.com, where this article first appeared. Another sponsored top down mkultra one trick pony rides again. Nope, Ive just read that France wants the Burkas GONE or there will be civil war over the new dress code. Another attack by Islamic terrorists/murderers. More attacks on Syria and Northern Africa will only result in more attacks in France, Germany, United States and elsewhere. NATO, France, Israel need to get out of the Middle East. Get out. Then, send those new immigrants with an Agenda of imposing Sharia Law and destroying Western Culture back to their Islamic homelands. All of the interference in Islamic culture and countries has been a disaster save for the efforts to build schools and hospitals and provide clean water! When we offer true humanitarian aid, we make friends, not enemies. Does anyone else see the silver lining? Gag me to say this but this MASS KILLING shows it doesnt take GUNS, AUTOMATIC GUNS, BOMBS, POISONjust go for a drive. There should have been a DESIGNATED PROTECTOR or two or three for this event. Just HEARING a highly revved vehicle in an area where there shouldnt be a highly revved vehicle would have alerted a DESIGNATED PROTECTOR to act, far sooner than what ended up happening. With our population of humans there is no way these CRAZY, SICK acts of crazy, sick people WONT be happening. Terrorism is so LAME. Knock, knock peoplethese killings are not terrorists, these killings are by tormented, screwed up, suicidal peopleNOT THE FAULT OF TERRORISTS OR GUNSTerrorist a newbie word to get us all against each other, culture versus culture, color of skin versus another color of skin so that we are ignorant of our true enemiesour common enemies. The terrorists like ISIS and Al Quaeda and and.are created and supported by our true enemies so they can be the scapegoats. Obama, Bush, Hillary and hubby are all complicit in the creation of the medias darlings of Terrorism. They are given money, weapons, ammunition, food and TRAINING. In exchange the terrorists get to take credit for all killings go to paradise and screw a bunch of virgins and a whole bunch of scared, desperate, illiterate boy-men have a job that is endorsed by the crazies of their community/religion. Funny that virgins in heaven are praised, held in high esteem, yet virgins and women and sisters who are demonstrated to be vile here on earth can be justifiably murdered by brothers, fathersfamily members. Why cant people (especially the terrorists) see this dichotomy? Have you people watched Trey Gowdy? Want to watch someone who can bring these liars, thieves, big shots DOWN? Truly a great man to watch, wish he was dumb enough to run for president! The terrorist nature of the attack cannot be denied, Hollande said early Friday. We must show absolute vigilance and determination. All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorism. What BS is this? The eFing liar, always finding a false flag or scapegoat . Tunisia was a French colony. Upon its release from the jaws of a jackbooted French empire, its citizens have been free to come to France to live as citizens if they wish. And they have come to France in droves over the past 50 or more years, and they hate the French and everyone else with an undying passion. A crazed Tunisian is nothing new. The Fing French ought to take care of their own idiocy, but that wouldnt be the French way, would it? Label everything that happens in France and Europe as terrorism and walk away. I believe people will realise that their governments are doing nothing to protect them, and will gather together and with force people will go from town to town and kick this invading race out of their country. And when people move in mass to take back their country, there will be no stopping them. You wonder if this mad man had already been programed to do such an evil deed. Ian, that is a NICE attitude but I used to be where other people are now, just trying to make ends meet or get that 3rdor 5th car garage. Us humans have limits on the amount of stimulus, new ideas, new environments we are able to manage in our heads. Youve got great ideas but it will take a humongous calamity to get everyone on board. Something has to happen that threatens everyones comfort before we all get together, sadly!! What do you mean by invading race?? I am hoping you see these world events perpetuated by the filthy rich leaders behind the curtain, yes? There is no such thing as RACE. Unless blondes are one race, redheads another, Japanese are another, black skin, yellow skin? None of that creates a RACE. Yes, Stormy Despite my The world is We are told Religion is What do we People protest As far as I am There are wonderful Ian, because life is not fair. No one gets any protection or get out of jail free card. The tougher life is well, the tougher and more mature it makes a person. If they can handle being outside the box. Contributing to society, now that is a large definition. Like getting a puppy to fulfill a job position to protect. It is impossible for us puny humans to see much farther than a few days if that. I feel we have been invaded decades and decades ago. By our own beloved employees! The good people have done is only felt and seen by humans, not the rest of life. And that is a problem, thinking we are so amazing when we just are not. This is escalating because; one our population has far outstripped the optimum of numbers of humans within an environmenthomosexuality, aggression, unhappiness, hopelessness are a normal result for any animal population. Two: there are those that have been orchestrating things to rule the entire world, for centuries. Who would be the judge of someone that isnt contributing? How should people be tossed out of the country? Do you think a WALL between borders is a smart idea? To encourage this I THEM mentality?? The Nice truck incident is basically Charlie Hebdo, the Sequel. I watched this again. I just DO NOT get bored listening to this guy!! This is a lawyer lawyer that has a conscience and brains. Just watching and listening to his videos makes me have hope for America. I do worry that TPTB will eliminate himassassinate. He is too smart, too experienced, too moral, too POWERFUL to keep around. My goodness!! Truly, whenever anyone gets overwhelmed with the bullshit, go watch Trey Gowdy. He will make sense with whatever he is attacking!! He is like a white knight of incredible skill. Why others dont emulate this guy or at least seem as with it as Mr. Gowdy makes him a RARE GEM. My goodness, Ian. I am honored you took the time to discuss this INSANE world we are just now understanding, seeing. Thank you. Youve done some major work and thinking!! I have a few responses, however. I am pretty sure I am far older than you (like that makes my opinion better? No it doesnt, perhaps different perspectives. I actually took notes! OK, let me see if I can read my own writingTIME. Now that is an interesting subject. I feel time feels shorter as we age. We know more, see more. We arent obliged to be on anyone elses time schedule. And of course we can see our ticket to life is fast endingarghhhh! I do know how time can dilate, slow WAY DOWN when we find ourselves in an accident, coming off a horse for instance. Plenty of time to scope out a good place to tuck and roll. Worked well for me except twice where I couldnt see the landing spot. And when one rides one has to expect emergency dismounting, and that would possibly be at least hundreds of times. I dont own nags. Time is vastly interesting. I love the thinking that the farther we get from Earth the SLOWER time becomes. If one is in space for 5 years, say and gets back to Earth, their progeny, friends will be dead and gone. I tried to remember the math but the idea is correct. There is no way us humans will get to other solar systems until we learn to FOLD time, worm holesetc. If we last, we might just be able to pull it off. Otherwise we are a species that is doomed in the future as our sun dies. I have had enough time since retiring to think and check on others thinking and I have found that most humans ARE PUNY. Too needy of their creature comforts. Too specialized to understand much less appreciate others needs and opinions. Us humans have some very bad traitsone is rationalization. Justifying ANYTHING one wants to be true after the fact. And having personally experienced living in a self-made fantasy for decades I am sure that others do the same. Part of our brain decides whether or not our consciousness can handle truths that will change everything we knowand one day we wake up. Always happened when I was on this funky, spunky riding lawnmower doing Mr. Toads wild ride on this beautiful and contoured property. And for some reason Ive been deemed competent enough to know the truth and all the pictures I knew yet ignored their meaning would come flashing before my eyes. Quite amazing. Perhaps I was far more immature than most others? Needed more time to mature to be able to handle the truth? Otherwise, I know Id be in prison today for murder. Grins!! Seriously!! I have met some amazing, brilliant people on the internet. Not an awful lot but enough to make me feel like I am doing something right. Quite a few are young adults in their late teens, early twenties. Most of those are HOME SCHOOLED. Wonderful humans. Gosh, what was it Para Gordon said (shes on these sites) that was simply beautifulsomething like, strength of character is forged in the crucible of mistakes, pain, angstclose anyhoo. Then I definitely have strength of characterI should have written that down (sorry Para). You need to get Dr. Joy Browns Dating for DummiesShe is the best shrink!! Used to have a radio talk show early 2000s. A piece of her advice? Do not date anyone outside your zip code! Long distance relationships are pure fantasy and doomed to failure. Another good one, do not date ROMANTICALLY, seriously after a breakup that one put an awful lot of energy into and got hurt big timeFOR A YEAR, MINIMUM. Not house arrest but stay objective, have fun and learn to love being alone. Homosexuality is NATURES way to reduce populations OF ANY ANIMAL SPECIES that has outgrown their environment with their numbers. Nothing whatsoever to do with abuse, copying other gays! If that doesnt work to reduce our population then get ready for a virus or plague to take us down to below optimum population levels. This is akin to people putting poison out to kill rats/mice. When they do that Nature steps in and increases the size of the litters!! Us humans are so funny that we think we know better than nature who is an awful lot older than us arrogant idiots. Ants, cockroaches will outlast us for sure. RaceNO SUCH THING! Whites have black genes, hispanic genes, asian genes, as well as caucasian genes. Black skinned people are less than 40% African genes (Ive seen the DNA report of a very very black friend of mine)! We are all Heintz 57s!! What a joke. That is like saying blondes are a race, redheads are a race, people with freckled skin are a race! It is not a scientific word at all. That word is meant to divide us. Really, us minorities (black skinned people, women, asians) HAVE made huge inroads for dispelling color, gender, sexual discrimination. Why people insist on POINTING out differences only makes us focus on ourselves and not the true enemy! Aliens wont be sad, theyll be very entertained!! Humans, I sure hope we make it. Dinosaurs did not and they beat us in every category! Huggs, Ian!! Yes, And I Knowledge However, I Yes, Time It You Our I do believe humans will be able to travel to Our Yes, We People Because Yes, Best wishes Ian 