Big Brother: Coming to a Federal Government Agency Near You Marsha Coleman "The program provides a green light for everyone to spy on each other." George Orwell published his seminal novel Nineteen Eighty-Four in 1949, predicting the future in thirty-four years. The story takes place in a country fueled by perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, and public mind-control by a political system under the authority of a privileged 1% corporate oligarchy. The 1% penalizes independent thinking known as "thoughtcrimes" and citizens who would be identified today as whistleblowers. Orwell’s national security state is headed by a party leader named Big Brother. This leader enjoys a cult of personality, commands unconditional loyalty and considers any dissent as a threat to national sovereignty. Sound familiar? Mark Twain once remarked that "Truth isbladalarb.blogspot/2013/07/big-brother-coming-to-federal.html
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:11:58 +0000
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