Today's youth have it worse than I did growing up. They have helicopter parents in a nanny/surveillance state. When every action is so carefully monitored we have no real basis for freedom even being relevant in todays society. Children do not go outside and play and the only file sharing that was ever secure was the sneaker net which is vastly diminishing as mediums of exchange fade out into a cashless society and tell tale cloud of data for anyone who cares to snoop.
We inform on each other daily tagging photos and sharing our personal information on a whim creating a public database of our contacts and whereabouts. Employers expect you to have a Facebook these days and are apt to check it. They will check your credit reports and they will check into every record they can possibly find. Unless you are willing to work for yourself or work for the bottom rung or are the lucky few working under the table; prepare to be laid bare as privacy ended long ago.
Kids these days really do have a permanent record. We see each other on camera, everywhere. Pictures are cheap, videos are cheap, audio recordings are cheap. A headset microphone can be bought at a gas station for under five dollars for crying out loud. We have computers smaller than our wallets willing to rat on us to any agency willing to just take the time to look us up.
Yet we still are sexting...
We still will see idiots texting drug deals and tweeting them.
We still see pictures on Facebook of drugs and pariphenalia.
People even openly post religious information, hate speech, sexual orientation, social causes and employer information as well as addresses and phone numbers.
When did we get so fucking stupid?
Seriously, kids have a camera up their ass and RFID's are pointless in a generation carrying their cellphones on them at all times!
This generation thinks ANONYMITY is putting on a Guy Fawkes mask that they bought online with a credit card!
For those who don't dissent and carry a torch for patriotism we see their blind faith in the concept that we are still free.
For those who are unsure this is the definition of freedom as characterized by Miriam Webster's Dictionary:
Definition of FREEDOM
1: the quality or state of being free: as
a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action
b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another: INDEPENDENCE
c: the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous
d: EASE, FACILITY
e: the quality of being frank, open, outspoken
f: improper familiarity
g: boldness of conception or execution
h: unrestricted use
2:
a: a political right
b: FRANCHISE, PRIVILEGE
Opening each section we see a very clear picture of freedom as defined as #1:actual freedom and #2: political freedom. The two categories are striking in their differences as political freedom is simply summed up as FRANCHISE and PRIVILEGE.
To simplify privilege is the permission to do something. Let us take franchise as a more direct example of this. Mc Donald's offers Franchisee Opportunities to people wanting to "Own their own business". In point of fact they do not. They reserve the right to operate their business under the guidelines of the PARENT COMPANY. In actuality they simply have the privilege of profiting from the business model. Think of the PARENT COMPANY as the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and the FRANCHISEE as a STATE OF THE UNION.
Certain STATES can gamble, have the use of drugs, have legal prostitution, have open carry of firearms. The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT will have rules that ALL STATES must follow but some that are optional. So just like some locations of Mc D's not offering a veggie burger or a specialty shake, you do have certain limited options.
However as the FEDs assume more power and becomes more centralized we see less freedom in the hands of the STATE and more power in the hands of the FED. This is a big problem, but to fully explain the magnitude of the issue we must look into the definition of actual freedom to get a better understanding of how FRANCHISE really operates.
a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action
We have to I.D. for everything important or meaningful. We have cameras everywhere. We have rules for travel and limits on the speed of travel. We not only have restricted areas but restricted airspace. We cannot dig under ground without mineral rights. We are placed into a state of constant fear by the news media and even the underground has its fear porn. We have contracts for everything and End User License Agreements on program data. We have lawyers ready to file suit at a moments notice for the slightest offenses and freedom of speech has more restrictions than ever.
b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another: INDEPENDENCE
Indentured servitude may be a thing of the past but that says nothing for individual DEBTS or TAXATION. Firearms require a permit, background checks and even separate licensing for special makes and models. We are constantly fighting eminent domain. We have checkpoints setup varying from sobriety tests to TSAs monitoring our passage into sporting events, political rallies, community events and travel. We have had numerous violations of posse cometatus which have military checkpoints cropping up across the country. I'm not doing more than glossing over the de facto martial law that already exists in this country as a result of the loss of these freedoms.
Data not withstanding in the realm of privacy we have numerous cases of unlawful searches without a warrant thanks to the information age we no longer have to wait as warrants can be processed at the push of a button.
c: the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous
How many owners of your life have you spent registering for things with the government? Register to vote, register at the dmv, register at the clinic, identify, go through checkpoints, always being scrutinized every step of the way. Even things like the draft or jury duty could be seen as a violation of this principal. Just taxation alone robs us of our time spent in labor for the government.
d: EASE, FACILITY
Just how easy is it to travel these days? How easy is it to pay a bill in cash? How easy is it to opt out of a mandate?
e: the quality of being frank, open, outspoken
Do I need to go over hate speech? Free speech zones? Anyone with religious beliefs knows just how hard it is to stand for them these days. What about a simple joke? Ever get charged with sexual harassment? Slander? What about the freedom to protest a law you disagree with or a corporation?
Do I even need to give examples of this at this point in our history?
f: improper familiarity
Identification formalizes any contact you may have with another person. This does not apply to you from a legal context because if there ever is a case your actions are under LAW, period.
g: boldness of conception or execution
We can be as bold as we wish as long as we don't step on the toes of the establishment or the corporation with a team of lawyers. We cannot execute our own plan of action however because of legal codes and permitting. You actually need a license to CUT HAIR!
h: unrestricted use
While the quartering act provided security of home at one time, the failure to secure mineral rights leaves most under imminent domain. We simply do not have this right and in many cases can be forced out of our homes for failure to pay property taxes. Our use IS restricted by codes, permits statutes, and regulations. Your home is not your castle.
I want to read you the only rights you truly have ever had under this government.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, If you cannot afford one on will be appointed for you by a court of law...
You get the idea.
Everything is now either contract or maritime law. The only freedom left is on a boat in international waters where pirates and battleships await you. Even that is a moot point when the satellites and drone aircraft can pinpoint your position. Out in international waters you can kill whoever you want without redress unless you are attacking a naval vessel from another country, so yes they can just kill you at that point.
At one time freedom existed but I believe that as technology increased freedom naturally diminished for those who were economically disadvantaged to enable themselves to resist. In truth freedom is an arms race of sorts where the people find hacks and ways to circumvent the mechanisms of control. Rebellion is the war of the poor, and terrorists are simply resisting in futility.
Only through the application of knowledge can you be aware and free yourself, but the chains cut deep these days. Man is a slave to his possessions which actually do leave him in bondage.
Are you going to live in secret away from the technosphere subsisting on an ascetic sense of virtues? Will you blur your identity through aliasing and hack yourself into anonymity? Will you lead a quiet life blending into the crowd when need be? Will you stand openly as a martyr for truth, or will you submit to the machine and revel in the excesses of the neon circus; eventually becoming the villain?
We hold before us a constant war. Free thought is terrorism. Only when every individual person is under control will the war be over. Only when those who hold the keys to power are firmly clutching the reigns to every man, woman, child, animal, and plant left in existence, will this psychopathic power grab cease in our crushing defeat.
Only you may decide how you may live, or die and why.
YOU ARE NOT FREE. That is the truest statement I can offer you. You can debate me on this if you want but I have placed the definition clearly on the page and stated my case.
It is up to you what you do with the information from there. For those who would wish to join me I can offer only few words of advice.
SAVE YOURSELF, SAVE EACH OTHER, SAVE THE EARTH.
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