Big Sister
February 16th, 2006
So the government decided to ban smoking, impose limits on some free speech and want to keep tabs on us whatever the cost…
Don’t worry, Big Sister is looking out for you: Making sure you don’t hurt youself. Or say anything naughty. Or do anything without her knowing.
I’m not going to repeat all the criticism of ID cards, smoking bans, etc… because anyone with half a brain can see the problems with proscribing citizens’ freedoms.
The sad thing is: I didn’t protest any of this. Well, I couldn’t protest within 1km of Parliament anyway, because that is now also illegal (Big Sister doesn’t want you near her room?). I’ve written to my MP before and he has voted more-or-less the way I’d have wanted him to.
I’ve made no difference. My MP and his whole party made no difference. Somewhere between 750,000 and 2,000,000 people marching through London made no difference (in 2003).
Ergo, nothing will make a difference. I might as well stop caring. Or emigrate.
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1 Comment
1. rach | February 17th, 2006 at 8:23 pm
well, we both “signed” the online petition but that didn’t seem to make much of a difference either!