Since 9/11/2001, the U.S. government has diverted well over A TRILLION DOLLARS from the productivity of America into government programs supposedly aimed at protecting Americans from “terrorism.” (To put this in perspective, the total output of the country–public and private sectors combined–is around $16 trillion.) Yet terrorism is a miniscule threat. An American has about …
Category: surveillance
Jan 09
Watch out! Employees of government transport companies double as dope snitches!
There was a time, long ago, when “mass transit” was mostly provided by private companies. Passenger train, bus and jitney transportation was highly profitable. Fares were low. Trusters of government decried the outrageous profits of the “railroad barons” and demanded more regulations. The regulations made the industry less profitable, and train and bus fares increased. …
Dec 27
Now Governments Claim their Surveillance Powers are to Stop “Bullying”
The greatest bully in the world is, of course, the state. Yet states are now justifying vast surveillance powers upon their subjects by claiming such total surveillance helps fight “bullying.” (Government claims of protecting subjects from “terrorism” might be losing their credibility.) See here.
Nov 20
Another CIA Head Calls for Snowden’s Execution
Were the recent terrorist attacks in Paris committed or secretly caused by western intelligence operatives in order to drum up support for the military-industrial complex? There is certainly extensive evidence that the CIA and other western intelligence agencies have FUNDED “ISIS” and other supposedly “Islamist” terror groups. In any case, the Paris attacks have empowered …
Nov 17
In Wake of Paris Attacks, U.S. Government Renews Attempts to Ban Encryption
Just a month ago, the WASHINGTON POST printed an expose’ on the U.S. government’s consistent attempts to ban ‘encryption’–meaning any tech device with password encoding prohibiting the government from gaining access to digital content. The government’s highest officials seemed to concede that they did not have the constitutional authority–or enough popular support–for a ban on …
Nov 01
European Union Votes to Give Edward Snowden Asylum
There was a time–decades ago–when the United States were considered the freest soil on earth. Now the international community increasingly recognizes that the U.S. government is among the world’s most totalitarian states–especially with regard to the U.S. government’s vast surveillance and takeover of cyberspace, cell, and internet technology. This past week, the European Union voted …
Oct 15
Government’s “War on Terror” Now Focusing on Americans as Targets
Every government ultimately comes for all property, all money, all freedom, and to kill all who resist. Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department announced a major new program and office dedicated to surveilling Americans and targeting so-called “home-grown” terror threats. See here. As many observers predicted, the vast “War on Terror” has come home. Those who …
Oct 11
Unearthed Nixon Memo: 10 Years of total control over Vietnam Airspace Achieved “Zilch”
The hubris and arrogance of governments and government officials is rarely realized by the officials themselves. Conventional wisdom among political scientists suggests that when governments achieve TOTAL domination and control over others, great achievements and accomplishments are just moments away. Yet the opposite is true. Take, for example, “total institutions” such as prisons. One might …
Oct 09
Americans overwhelmingly want a LESS powerful government but are not getting it
Is libertarianism a fringe ideology, pushed by a tiny minority? Since 2002, Gallup has been asking Americans if they think the government is too powerful. Today, Gallup published its polling data for 2015. Fully SIXTY PERCENT now say the federal government has too much power. See here. The view that the current federal government has …
Sep 19
In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government falsely arrested thousands of innocent Americans
Under common law, any cop (or anyone else, for that matter) who arrested another person without probable cause to believe a crime was committed was AT LEAST liable for false arrest. (Actually, under 19th-century common law, actual guilt and not mere probable cause was the standard.) But after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the U.S. …
