Tyranny has arrived for me
Consider this: Could a bad actor in government now simply go buy a block of information from your phone provider that includes yours, and then mine data that can be used against you? No warrant necessary; just a few dollars will turn the trick. Oh no, the American government would never do that. Really! How many political enemies of Barack Obama had unusual difficulties with the IRS? How many political enemy white collar crime suspects have had federal warrants served by SWAT teams smashing in doors, often with media on the scene? How about the FBI’s participation in “Russia Gate” against the President Elect Trump? To trust the U.S. Government, you must be deaf, dumb, and blind, or terminally stupid.
"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty." ~ Thomas Jefferson
After watching the technology used in D’Souza’s movie, and as someone who writes regularly about the foibles and corruption of the United States government, tyranny has arrived for me. It won’t stop me, but I now fully acknowledge the risks involved. In my youth, I didn’t fully understand the risks of being a combat pilot. Using Rush Limbaugh’s term, as a “seasoned citizen” I now understand the risk and I do so willingly.
Here is what needs to happen in the 2022 mid-term election: