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Re: Is Being a Railfan Un-American?
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It's hard to imagine a rail fan who wouldn't try to alert the railroad to a defect or other potential problem by any means possible. We care, not just about trains, but about the people who operate them. They're our heroes! <br /> <br />Aside from the basic fact that we care, we are also Americans who should enjoy the same freedoms and rights as any other American. Most of us respect railroad property and heed no trespassing signs. Railroads have every right to enforce the security of their property, but some of the reported actions of local police and the FBI are symptomatic of a general atmosphere of curtailing our rights that is encouraged by the present administration. I believe we all have a responsibility to resist efforts to deprive us of our freedoms or the terrorists will be the winners. To require someone to sign a pledge to never return to a public site where he was doing nothing even remotely close to illegal is very close to the action of a totalitarian state. This isn't just about railfans, it's about everything that has made this nation great and fighing the forces that would take our rights away. <br />
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