Back in 1998 Will Smith and Gene Hackman starred in a movie titled Enemy of the State.
Most people that saw the movie thought it was far fetched and would never happen here in the land of the free. Anyone with their ear to the ground knew that the surveilance capabilities were getting close to those portrayed in the movie.
Nine years later this is no longer fiction, the only question that is being debated is how best to integrate it into every facet of 'law enforcement'.
Think I'm a crank just frothing at the mouth? Then have a read over here.
I've said it before elsewhere, Orwell just had the date wrong, otherwise he was scarily prophetic.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.. anyone believe that's what our government is trying to deliver to the public.. or is it all down to the Gross National Product and corporate protectionism now?
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