Less Privacy Is Good for Us (and You) Question for Discussion #2

Etzioni's article, Less Privacy Is Good for Us, definitely helps readers to see the complexity of privacy issues. One example the author points out, is how mothers who have HIV can pass it on to their children. To get rid of the disease from the infants the mother cannot breast-feed and have to be given AZT immediately. What civil libertarians and some gay activists argue about is that the mothers have to be tested for HIV to know if the baby will have it as well and libertarians say that it is privacy violation. I completely disagree. I think it is unfair to the child to be born with HIV, especially if it can be treated. The mother should have to be tested without people thinking its a violation of her privacy. Throughout the article, Etzioni makes it very clear how complex people's views about privacy are. Another example the author made was about how biometrics will not allow a person who had a criminal history to move to another part of the country with a clean slate and not be looked at as a criminal. I, again, think there is nothing wrong with that. Someone with a bad history should not be able to get rid of it because for example if that person wanted to get a job, a boss would want to know his or her past. No one would want to hire a theft or any other type of criminal. I think it is rediculous that libertarians think that making it mandatory to take a drug test if you wish to become a driver of a school bus, train engineers, or pilots constitute suspicionless searches. If you wish to pursue one of those careers, you should not be under the influence of any type of drug for other peoples safety. Some people may agree with libertarians, but I surely do not. As you can see, Amitai Etzioni helps readers see the complexity of privacy issues.

Immokalee At It's Greatest

Immokalee has had a substantial growth since the 1800's when it used to be home to the Seminole Indian community. It received its first Regional Airport, which was an Old Bomer Training Base. Then, they had the discovery of oil, which changed the society completely. Immokalee has come a long way since the pioneer age. Immokalee is known for their agriculture and farming. It has braught a lot to their community as far as being developed. It now has a Seminole Casino as well, which did a lot for the society to bring in tourists. In my opinion, Immokalee is a representative of the "old" American Dream because of its history. I still argue that there is no "new" American Dream because it isn't dead, it has just changed.
Compared to where I grew up in Loxahatchee, Florida, it is very similar to Immokalee's community. Loxahatchee had a lot of land and less buildings like Immokalee does until Loxahatchee started to become more developed, which is why my family and I moved away from our hometown to Punta Gorda. Something Immokalee could use to help drive Immokalee's future is a Shopping Mall. Malls attract plenty of people and could really help Immokalee's society. In 10 years, I think Immokalee will be even more developed than it has already gotten since the 1800's. It will have more attraction and will make more profit off of its agriculture and farming.