UK Orwellian Nightmare.
Monday, June 9th, 2008George Orwell was right, just off about thirty years. The United Kingdom, and other European countries have started a dangerous trend of spying on their citizens, creating draconian gun laws, recording phone traffic, emails and text messages in databases, and installing a staggering 4.2million CCTV cameras. Been to London? You were caught on camera about 300 times daily! Even samurai swords are now banned. What’s next? Kitchen knives? How are British people supposed to protect themselves? By calling the police, who don’t even carry guns? Sure, if you get killed in the street, they might catch the murderer on camera, but you won’t be any less dead. Criminals will always have weapons, hell, if they can manufacture them in jail, they can do it more easily at home! Can’t buy a sword? Sharpen a flat steel bar, heat it up with a torch, quench it twice in oil, there you go.. A gun isn’t hard to make either. What amazes me the most is that few people seem to care, and even fewer see the implications for the rest of the world. People like to be sheep. Just give them work, food and a television… Want to hear the latest craze for businesses and shops in England? A teen deterrent device called the “Mosquito,” emitting a high-pitched squeal which can generally only be heard by the under-25s, to keep them away. Maybe they should lock-up their kids in special facilities until they reach that age, wouldn’t that solve the problem? By the way, stop using private safety deposit boxes, because now they are just deposit boxes. Private property is on the way out. Flying somewhere soon? Don’t bring your laptop! It’s encrypted? Doesn’t matter, you will go to jail for not giving up the key. Privacy is now a thing of the past, because nobody cares, yet. You will when yourself or a member of your family ends-up in prison for a stupid reason or charge no one understands. What to do? I think it’s too late. Vote for the right candidates would be my best advise, or simply leave a country that is no longer people-friendly, but not everyone can do that easily. At least it is legal, for now..
