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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)
Thu May 9, 2013, 12:21 PM May 2013

Under the neocon surveillance state, civil disobedience will eventually be called "terrorism".

This is purposeful and carefully designed. All disobedience will become illegal and under the word "terror", others will shun anything even remotely reeking of "terrorism". People are already being encouraged to "see something, say something". Snitch culture designed against the righteous, Constitutional activist. It doesn't seem so very unConstitutional when you're preventing TERROR!!!! All dissent may eventually be crushed in this manner. "You are either with us or with the terrorists." Never question. Never rock the boat. Loyalty Day is every day. Smile. Or be justifiably punished as a threat to the State. Because anything against the State is terror.

I don't like Trends either. They are winning, through fear.

"And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense.”

― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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Under the neocon surveillance state, civil disobedience will eventually be called "terrorism". (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me May 2013 OP
Except if it's armed right-wing terrorists marching on Washington. louis-t May 2013 #1
Making it easy to recognize who is useful to the state, and who is already owned by the state. n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #2
This is so crystal clear, goes to the bone of the matter. 99th_Monkey May 2013 #3
kick Dawson Leery May 2013 #4
K&R warrprayer May 2013 #5
Under the NeoLiberal Surveillance State, bvar22 May 2013 #6
Protest Marches called "Mass Unrest" today on NPR Demeter May 2013 #7
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
3. This is so crystal clear, goes to the bone of the matter.
Thu May 9, 2013, 01:55 PM
May 2013

That's why Brazil is one of my all time favorite movies, released in 1985;
so profoundly & artfully prophetic. Remember that movie?

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
6. Under the NeoLiberal Surveillance State,
Thu May 9, 2013, 02:47 PM
May 2013

...civil disobedience will eventually be called "terrorism" too.


The Republicans and "New Democrat Centrist Party" Leadership agree on the
Patriot Act, the Homeland Security department, Spying on citizens without warrants,
"Enemy Combatants", indefinite detentions, secret renditions of "suspects",
Presidential Assassination Lists without due process or oversight,
persecution of WhistleBlowers, National Coordination of local Police Departments,
Militarization of local Police Departments,...and on down the list.

There is very little disagreement between the two dominant Political Parties on "Enhancing Security" or protecting the 1% from rowdy, hungry, lower class malcontents.....or "terrorists".

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