It's 1984 and They're Watching You....the 2008 version

[curmugeon]

Soon we will be watched 24/7/365 by big brother high in the sky. The Department of Fatherland Insecurity has decided to spy on the Citizens of the United States with satellites, the latest technology and other airborne platforms. Remember the suspect robotc dragonflies in New York?  Knowing what I know about the capabilities I was aware of when I served, we should all make signs for our backyard telling Michael Chert off and the Bush/Cheney/McCain cabal how we feel. It will be good for them to see where their 'enemies' live. It will save money when the Brown shirts make house calls. Hey, it will be better than email, as it will give us a direct path to the 'intelligence' realm.  Don't worry about how large your message has to be, they should be able to easily resolve objects one foot in size, maybe smaller. Sorry, they won't be able to discern you flipping them the bird, but they will be able to hear you scream.

Comments

[monkeyone.livejournal.com]

What is happening here? This is lunacy!

Where is the money for this coming from? It's borrowed, of course. Not only is this wrong, dead wrong, but we can't even afford it.

I always thought we were on the road to fascism, but maybe I was wrong. I think we're just about there.

Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

It's not April First, is it? No, I suppose not. That was my last hope.

[n6vfp.livejournal.com]

It is the final step to '1984'.... and I figure the Demmocrats are culpable too for letting this happen.