Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Ray Bradbury's Fears Coming True

It is sad that the police/city/society are starting to crack down on people. So much to the point that "indifference" as so many decry as the worst sin of all, is one's last remaining option for how to conduct him or herself in society.

New rules that prohibit people verbally insulting police officers:
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/577637

New rules re: sit-ins are illegal:
a friend of mine just got a call from a police officer this morning saying that a sit-in at city hall (to protest an ongoing strike) would be illegal.

And the list goes on. Seriously folks, one's gotta wonder what society is coming to. Freedom of Expression is gone. Perhaps we'll all have to migrate south one day to Obama land, where the Freedom of Expression and openness and accountability are real and not simply perceived. Harper may be a danger to our nation. I have word from a very reliable source that the federal government is moving on making biometrics (fingerprint scans, iris scans, etc.) MANDATORY for flying, entering government buildings, etc. Are we still individuals? Or will we simply become numbers and statistics in the next 10 years?

Ray Bradbury, if you can hear me, I'm scared.

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