There is a subtle shift that has taken place in the US that is changing the way we look at each other and our world. By looking at everyone’s records or at least having access to them our government and so called justice system are starting to assume that everyone is guilty until proven innocent. It has supposedly been the American Way to believe a person innocent until proven guilty but that is no longer the case.
There is a war going on in the United States right now that many people are unaware of. It is the struggle between the people and the government/corporations. At stake are the American ideals of freedom and liberty. This isn’t the first time it has happened. Just look at the McCarthy era for a classic example. It was the entertainment industry that was targeted then and a lot of lives were ruined because of it. This time, though, the stakes are higher and more people are involved. This whole thing really got going when the election was stolen from the American People. Just like the latest subtle shift, that was subtle too but had dramatic consequences. It was a coup and not a shot was fired but the control of the government was taken from the people. They have maintained that control with propaganda and fear and it is such a classic example of manipulation it will be used as an example in the future in text books.
It is sad but some people are probably going to get hurt or killed. Take a look at the union riots in this country not so long ago when federal troops gunned down people who were striking. Big corporatins were behind that and are behind the latest attack. Violence against Americans is what will change all this, it won’t happen in the courts or halls of congress so don’t wait for help from your congressman.
Fear is the key and the government and the media are master fear mongers. Every day they tell people what they should fear, from the coming hurricane season to the next pandemic to online predators. Fear is the key element behind fundamentalism in religion. It creates radicals and extremists and sheep who run and hide.
Eventually, when the pain and destruction get too bad, the people rise up, but in the meantime these insidious bastards entrench themselves and it is harder to dislodge them. The pendulum of public opinion that has been swinging toward jingoism will swing back again to personal freedom and a quieter form of patriotism with more respect for human rights, but it won’t happen overnight.
The Vietnam War raged on and thousands were killed until one day Americans were hearing that their leaders had lied to them and bombed yet another country and then there were images of American college kids gunned down on a campus by national guardsmen. I’m afraid it will take some such shocking thing to give that old pendulum a swing in the other direction, in the meantime people like us who can be pointed out as suspect for breakng bogus laws will be targeted to make an example of what happens when you buck the status quo. The biggest thing the bureaucrats fear is that someone will stand up and question that status quo, and that is where we come in. Some people assume that the government should control and monitor the internet while we have the audacity to question that logic.
It all starts with these subtle shifts in thinking. They are the thin edge of the wedge. Like a tiny lsliver slowly inserted under the skin, eventually the pain is too great but it takes a while and all the time is is getting deeper. In the meantime we have to hang on and help each other.