In Canada we knew this was going on for the last 5 years, just like there were no WMD in Iraq. There was and probably still is the triangle of surveillance UK spies on US, US on Canada, Canada on the UK. This way the governments don’t violate their constitutions.
Actually, Blair (George Orwell) based his projections on extrapolation of his father’s career in the British foreign service, where his job was to increase opium production in Afghanistan to ship it to China, allowing the “empire” to subjugate the Chinese. Their Afghan adventure didn’t end well, did it?
Random Nick Premium Member almost 11 years ago
1984 was supposed to be a cautionary tale, not a manual.
californicated1 almost 11 years ago
This is more to do with how an American version of Feliks Dzherzhinsky could function these days.
joe piglet Premium Member almost 11 years ago
In Canada we knew this was going on for the last 5 years, just like there were no WMD in Iraq. There was and probably still is the triangle of surveillance UK spies on US, US on Canada, Canada on the UK. This way the governments don’t violate their constitutions.
I Play One On TV almost 11 years ago
Most people realize that all rights have limits, such as the oft-repeated limitation on yelling “fire” in a crowded theater.
Determining those limits is and will always be a conundrum.
Except, of course, the second amendment, which can have no limits under any circumstances.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
Actually, Blair (George Orwell) based his projections on extrapolation of his father’s career in the British foreign service, where his job was to increase opium production in Afghanistan to ship it to China, allowing the “empire” to subjugate the Chinese. Their Afghan adventure didn’t end well, did it?