Naomi Klein : The Big Business of Big Brother
November 12th, 2007 | Published in Blog, Business, Politics
Naomi Klein writes a startling analysis of our current political situation in Canada. She reports on actions our government took at the recent Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) summit in Montebello, Quebec:
“The spokesperson for Prime Minister Harper explained that although protesters were herded into empty fields, the video-link meant that their right to political speech was protected. “Under the law, they need to be seen and heard, and they will be.” “
This is SO typical of the what many would call doublespeak coming out of the Harper government recently. She claims this is just the beginning of a sort of neo-facism, where our government works with big companies to run a massive and complex surveillance networks for profit. We’re told it’s for our safety, to combat terrorism. But is being already used to fine tune the sale of a newly defined version of democracy. One where we’re supposed to believe that 24/7 surveillance is so that the government can know what we want and need, and deliver faster and better.
The government doesn’t do whatever it takes to prevent every single murder from taking place. It’s called risk mitigation. I have a bigger chance of getting into a car accident than being a victim of terrorism; so why isn’t billions being spent on a road sensor network that would automatically monitor all traffic and take control of cars at the last millisecond to avoid accidents? That’s much more feasible that what they’re proposing to combat terrorism.
Yesterday was November 11th. Remembrance day. A day to not only remember the sacrifice our soldiers made to fight tyranny, but to remember so not to let tyranny rise again.
