Rear View America

I seems that the new millenium has become a new age of paranoia. Especially after the terrorist attacks, we citizens are observing a little more carefully. I mean 20 years ago, if one were to get on a plane, would one even think to look and see if anyone was attempting to light a shoe bomb? No. What we need (or at least what we’re led to believe we need) is a hero like the ones we see on TV. But can a Walker Texas ranger really come along and be the solution to all of our problems, or is this new state of paranoia something we as a society need to learn to overcome alone? We all have the desire for security, but as the years go by I become more doubtful that a knight in shining armor is going to come give it to us.