Safety Inspections or Illusory Protection?
Cory Doctorow's Little Brother highlights a reality for the reader just as it does for Marcus: terror's effects on security. In Doctorow's novel the response to terror is heightened security in the name of safety. In 2011, ten years later post attack on the Twin Towers, the response is the same. In the midst of a terror-stricken nation, hyper-security has become an illusory protection utilized by the state to shape citizens' feelings and thoughts on terror. Attempting to convince citizens protection is provided by the state with the best intentions in mind, hyper-security in actuality does not facilitate more safety, rather, it provides citizens with an increasing fear of potential spontaneous terror, as well as a placebo effect of eternal refuge - leading to the question: have we safety inspections or illusory protection?
Headlines/Links:
1. Hyper-Security
2. Illusory Protection
3. Increasing Fear
4. Placebo Effect
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