In George Orwell's book, 1984, it is the government which holds all the spying cameras and has taken control of the country. The book was written, in 1949, in England. At that time our technology was seriously lacking the potential, which we have reached today, for average citizens to report police abuse and many other pictures of much that many wish to deny.
Be a Hero: Protect the Vote With Just Your Camera Phone,Posted by Staff, The Uptake at 5:35 PM on October 31, 2008 discusses how it might be difficult (though probably not impossible) for the government to grab that kind of power. This administration, as noted through its low approval rates, is a testimonial to how close we came during the last eight years to having little or no voice since accountability was totally refused by those in highest power. Secrecy, divisiveness, and telling the people only what you want them to believe, has been the politics of fear that has made this country an abject disaster.
On Tuesday we will find out whether the USA will once again be working towards raising the respect of the world instead of its derision.
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