Thursday, July 10, 2008
A Private Remark
The latest political brouhaha is over some comment Jesse Jackson made about Barack Obama. My understanding about it - I haven't heard it - is he said something derogatory about Barack's speeches towards blacks and their social responsibilities. It's amazing how often famous people get caught making nasty remarks and then saying, "oops, oh my, I didn't really mean that." Obviously they meant it, what they really mean to say, is "shit, goddamn reporters keep sticking their fucking noses into other people's business - fuck off, leave me alone and let me talk like I damn well want to talk."
Come on. This is 2008 - there is no privacy. Congress says so. If you say something, plan on it being recorded, filmed, videoed, taped, or otherwise recorded and put up for billions of people to see and hear within seconds after you've said it. Congress just passed a secret bill that many in congress haven't even been cleared to read. It basically says the USofA government can listen to whatever, wherever and it doesn't have to justify itself to anyone. And that anyone (telcom companies) who helps is also above the law. If you say it or write it (and shortly thanks to brain scans - think it) people are going to know.
So if you say you want to cut candidate X's nuts off -- he's going to hear about it and so potentially will some 6 billion others.
Labels: freedom, government
