Most recent governments in the U.K. ….. and round the world ??? , have what we call “think tanks” which seem to be hidden out of sight in the various dark corners of this sceptic isle.
These “fine “ bodies of people , who - amongst other things , advise politicians on aspects of legislation .I’ve no doubt there as several psychologists working on these teams , who probably know through extensive research how far their government masters can go in relation to legislation , before there are mass complaints / protests by the populous .
I’m not a great conspiracy theorist , and I sometimes think we are landed with certain things because of sheer incompetence rather than design , but saying that , I can see a pattern over the last few years in this drip fed legislation , which is slowly but surely by design or not - curtailing all of our civil liberties.
A few examples of things we either have , or are being proposed in the U.K. , reads like the pages of a sci fi novel or a country under totalitarian , state control –
A police ran and maintained DNA data base .
24hr CCTV surveillance.
The introduction of identity cards..
The removal Habeas Corpus .
The beating and killing of unarmed protestors , and the shooting dead of unarmed
“ terrorist” suspects by the police , and to add insult to injury - the police investigates the police - in these particular cases.
Legislation – granting the police the authority the right to intern suspects without charge for months and if anyone spoke out against the government they'd potentially be arrested as "terrorists".
Proposed logging of all telephone calls , e- mail’s and access to websites , by all citizens .
………even one of these things would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
…………… but all of them ……………..!!!
Society , has itself got to at least partly accountable for this , and again I don’t want to get in to conspiracy theories , but successive governments are wholly responsible in the long term , by either design or incompetence , in allowing this steady slide in to ignorance by the populus ……………
…………..dumbed down …….asking no questions , other than ……………..
…………………who’s won ….Britain’s got Talent …….. !!!!! …………….
Even worse - you have the “its for your own good” - brigade , who are of course so “world wise “ that they loudly shout … “I’ve got nothing to hide “ ………….
………and in doing so - totally missing the point , well that is until ……………
…………..their own door is kicked down at 3am by armed authorities ………………
……….and they are held without trial ……….. indefinitely ………
.........because they have lost their ID card or have been mistaken for terrorists !!!…
……and if the trial ever comes up …they have no rights ……what so ever ………
Now is this really unthinkable or not - but to put it in perspective - I suggest its rather like the first time you heard about the introduction of ID cards being recommended a few years ago , and your own initial thoughts of…………..
……………….“they’ll never do that “……………
Wanna bet !!!!
To be honest the way that people now think in this country in conjunction with an incomprehensible, political system that is seemingly answerable to nobody but itself , and a seemingly - unregulated police force , there are very few if any - avenues , to try and stop the “onset of 1984”
I’ve said this before - manning the barricades with your AK47 isn’t an option in the U.K. , as we only get annoyed in this country and go on a killing spree if somebody jumps the queue in a shop or puts milk in the tea before the water !!! ………..
………………………….sad - but ultimately true :)
