It is incredible seeing the complete apathy of the populace in face of actions such as these. If actions such as holding a journalist from a Pulitzer prize winning AP journalistic team for 19 months without any charge alarmed you, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
Now the fire fighters are being trained to report people who express discontent with the government. Absolutely mind numbingly amazing! This is the sort of stuff that goes on in Burma and North Korea and used to happen in Eastern Europeans states like Poland, in Chile under Pinochet, in Russia under Stalin not to mention Hitler and Mussolini. State spies are everywhere and USA is definitely moving in that direction. This should be alarming but except the Keith Olberman show, this hasn’t even been mentioned in the so called liberal media. Here are some details that have emerged:
It was revealed last week that firefighters are being trained to not only keep an eye out for illegal materials in the course of their duties, but even to report back any expression of discontent with the government.
A year ago, Homeland Security gave security clearances to nine New York City fire chiefs and began sharing intelligence with them. Even before that, fire department personnel were being taught “to identify material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities” and were also “told to be alert for a person who is hostile, uncooperative or expressing hate or discontent with the United States.”
This program seems to be turning [firefighters], essentially, into legally protected domestic spies, does it not?”
And before the Bush apologists come in here and try to defend this and call it a liberal conspiracy, this is not a partisan view. LewRockwell, one of the prominent conservative magazines says the same thing about the current state of affairs in the US of A.
Thought police anyone? It is pretty amazing that George Orwell’s predictions are all coming true in a hurry.
As Sinclair Lewis said: When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.
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Patrick // December 10, 2007 at 12:04 am
Based on the theme of some of your posts including this one I think you will find this video clip from Naomi Wolf most interesting. I very much think the US in the midst of a fascist shift. There are some serious things happening here in the US that are scaring many of us. It is well worth the 47 minute video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc
I am a huge fan of Lew Rockwell and I would more classify that site as libertarian. Libertarian sites like it have exploded in popularity mostly due to all the rights violations of the Bush administration. While many things that are happening here are bad, the good news is that most people see it and the alternative news we find on the internet is our refuge. The mainstram media is letting all of us down. Truth doesn’t fit with their bottom lines I suppose.
aman // December 10, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Patrick
Yes, I saw the video and have read her book as well. She makes some valid points but also indulges in a few over simplifications though. I agree with her overall assessment however.
Lewrockwell might indeed be a Libertarian site. I, myself, have never fully understood those quirky terms such as “left” “right” and “libertarian”. It is sad that an overwhelming majority of the populace still gets their news from govt mouthpieces like CNN, Fox and NBC.
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