night_son
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WeChat and the Surveillance State
The above linked story is actually about what happened to a journalist from the BBC who was discussing with friends on mainland China about what was happening in Hong Kong during the recent protest.
Apparently, the truth about what transpired in Tiananmen Square is suppressed in China.
Which brings us to our current situation here in America. I'm sure that the above photo has evoked a sense of awareness in some. We are starting to see this right.
We also know that the US government is doing what it can to suppress the truth in America. They have been prosecuting whistle blowers in record numbers and currently have Julian Assange under indictment for disseminating the truth. For disclosing war crimes, for defending the defenseless.
The implications are real. We've already lost our government to a plutocracy. We are about to lose what little remains of a government watchdog. The winners in this battle, the plutocrats, will not only write the history, they will also control our present reality. Realize that the government and the plutocrats are essentially one.
Opinion -The Thought Police Are Coming
I agree. Just re-watched and reread 1984. The parallels between Orwell's fictional "future" and our burgeoning tech-tyrant colossus society are stunning. Very soon, if not already prevalent, social credit will be the only currency we struggle to accumulate; a currency no one wants to bank and everyone can't practically breathe without.