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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:40 PM
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Why the word 'Homeland' in Homeland Security
A lot of people have wondered about the choice of the word. Here's my take:

http://www.unification.net/2005/20050626.pdf
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:41 PM
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1. fatherland was already taken
:patriot:
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:44 PM
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4. Read the Pdf.
It will open your eyes to the real agenda.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:49 PM
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9. oh, all right... but this better be good!
:)
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electron_blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:43 PM
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2. connect the dots, pls
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:46 PM
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6. Moon has stated that he wanted a 'Homeland'
for what was once called the Unification church and his followers before he died. It is a requirement of his prophecy.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:44 PM
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3. Because Merikuns would have a tough time
pronouncing it in the original German
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:45 PM
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5. My thoughts exactly!
LOL
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:47 PM
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7. because Fatherland had a bad ring to it.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:48 PM
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8. Because we kept confusing Neighborland for Canada?
Sorry, I could not resist.:)
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 03:55 PM
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10. If this use of Homeland fulfills some Moonie prophecy, then I am all for
IT.
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 04:51 PM
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11. It doesn't include people. The could have used a lot of terms, but
I feel this one was very deliberate. It could have been called, for example, National Security, but the word 'nation' implies, at least to me, people. So, it's more concerned with buildings, airports, things like that, than anything useful like catching an anthrax mailer, or whatever. Nice color coded threat level thingy, would have been useful for those OCD folks like me who can spend 15 minutes or more deciding which shirt to wear, except I tend to lean toward whites and pastels.
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 04:54 PM
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12. To desensitize us to facism
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 04:57 PM
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13. Fatherland had a very negative Q rating
so something similar had to be used.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 04:59 PM
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14. why the "security" in Homeland Security?
Its more like the Department of Keeping the Citizens in Perpetual Fear.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 07:49 PM
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15. Paying homage to Nazi Germany in the 30's.
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Justice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 08:26 PM
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16. I have always thought it was very creepy to use Homeland.
makes me think of Nazi Germany.
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