1984 - Orwellian Parallels
I’ve noticed more and more references to Orwell’s book in world news and political opinion and decided for my own curiosity to compare Orwell’s nightmares with our own current state of affairs.
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Archive for Civil Rights
What Waterboarding Really Looks Like
Photographs taken by Jonah Blank last month at Tuol Sleng Prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His photos show one of the actual waterboards used by the Khymer Rouge. Here’s a painting by a former prisoner that shows the waterboard in action…
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When the Levees Broke
Playing on The Movie Network right now is Spike Lee’s “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts“. This is a shocking, heartfelt documentary chronicling the Katrina tragedy, and I highly recommend checking it out. If you don’t have TMN, you can catch it on HBO, or if all else fails, I’m sure Spike wouldn’t mind if you grabbed it on BitTorrent. See this film.
AG Gonzales Wants ISPs to Save User Data
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Congress should require Internet service providers to preserve customer records. Gonzales acknowledged the concerns of some who say legislation might be overly intrusive and encroach on privacy rights, but argued that prosecutors need them to fight child pornography.
What a load of horse shit. Gonzales is just the latest in a long line of republican puppets, who now seem to be full steam ahead in the race to destroy the little civil liberty and privacy the American people have left. Click the “read more” link.
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Big Brother is Shouting at You
Seen V for Vendetta? Notice anything similar? Someone needs to start up a team of midnight vandals, outfitted with ski masks and baseball bats, and take action. This is insane.
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