Re: Transhuman fascists?

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2000 - 23:32:43 MST


Zero Powers wrote:

> Right. What my opposition seems not to realize is that the government
> *already* has the ability to conduct surveillance on us.

Roger that. But dont think of Mike as your opposition. We're among
friends here.

> In my city there
> are cameras on all the freeways and almost all the intersections.

Same here.

> They have thermal vision devices that can track my movement inside
> my home while they are out in the street.

Have you been to Fry's lately? Those cool night-vision thingies
are cheap! I woulda bought one if I could figure out a use for
one. {8-]

> In some cities microphones are
> being installed on grids throughout the city to listen for and pinpoint
> gunshots.

They are coming from Mike's house, shooting down my pet wasps.

> There are spy satellites right now in the
> sky that can show what color shirt you are wearing.

Lets fool em by not wearing one.

> So really all I'm asking for is the ability to look back at them. Funny
> thing is that these guys who would deny me the right to keep an eye on my
> government like that probably think of themselves as libertarians!

I think of myself as libertarian. I am suggesting that whatever info
is available to government be made available to anyone who
wants it. Remove all laws that can be removed. Universal surveillance
makes a whole bunch of laws unnecessary. spike



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