12-22-2003, 07:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Tenbatsuzen
Christmas is coming up, hence the bump. The terror alert system is fucking stupid, I think it's just a reason to bump the economy a bit.
I mean, if something actually HAPPENED during on these previous alerts, I'd be scared, but... I dunno.
Well, how does a system designed to warn people from travelling and congregating in large areas like shopping malls help the economy (or at least that's the net effect)?
Granted, the color coded system IS pretty bad, but it also has to play to the lowest common denominator.