Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.” ― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
Once upon a time, there was a nation of people who believed everything they were told by their government.
When
terrorists attacked the country, and government officials claimed to
have been caught by surprise, the people believed them. And when the
government passed massive laws aimed at locking down the nation and
opening the door to total government surveillance, the people believed
it was done merely to keep them safe. The few who disagreed were labeled
traitors.
When
the government waged costly preemptive wars on foreign countries,
insisting it was necessary to protect the nation, the citizens believed
it. And when the government brought the weapons and tactics of war home
to use against the populace, claiming it was just a way to recycle old
equipment, the people believed that too. The few who disagreed were
labeled unpatriotic.
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Well said and Whitehead writes the truth.
ReplyDeleteA good man.
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