Greetings good citizen, some of you might find it ironic that the quest for a flying camera yeilded drones but not flying cars...which illustrates the point of how the past is prelude to the future.
If we crank that [factoid] a little to the right we'd observe the media 'firewall' studiously ignoring any and all debate on the topic of 'remote control death from above'.
Yet it has become our 'future'. [Just trying to keep you focused here good citizen.]
One of today's 'info-tainment' articles points to the widespread distrust of the 'sponsor driven' media but, thanks to our 'operating system' it's the only game in town.
We have NO 'forum' [admit it, even you don't surf the net seeking the 'truth' unless you're seriously depressed.] where the public can be informed and debate today's issues because much of what goes on isn't being 'tracked' by those charged with keeping us...safe [and absolutely NO irony should be lost on that good citizen because what passes for our government EXISTS to keep (our overlords) SAFE (mostly from prosecution...)
Which is to once again belabor the obvious, we live in a 'go along to get along' world...which is exactly how those who make up the rules like it.
We 'pretend' these little, er, anomalies don't bother us and we keep our heads down, doing what we're told (often regardless of how ridiculous.)
If the 'public' has conformed to one (near) universal ideal it is the one regarding how 'thinking is above your pay grade'.
You may certainly think but don't you dare think for yourself.
Almost as abberant is 'comparing notes' (Trying to learn what others think without displaying shock when you see it is obvious your sounding board has given the topic zero consideration...]
Worse is how questioning someone else's 'lack of thinking' often results in a hostile reaction.
Yet, as you well know, questions are how we 'learn'. How tragic is it that some questions can be fatal?
(i:e) Ask for proof of 'their' God and you'd (in the past) be dispatched to go meet he/she/it in person...[burned/stoned/drown for heresy]
Today a good way to get marked for deletion is to ask 'what did you do with the money?' Or, as it turns out, question authority, especially when those with a little bit of power overstep their bounds.
{Like in the multiple cases where unarmed citizens are shot by fearful police...even after being tased motionless...and judges too...[hard to say whether it's stupid or scared] to prosecute the cop.
So what's the point? I will once again belabor the obvious, people will take an awful lot of pushing before they get together to push back.
What I will 'share' is the opinion that, given the recent past, people today are much more willing to 'pile in' if they encounter a 'ruckus'...they don't even have to know what's going on...because they now regard the police as 'enemy combatants'.
Keep your head down and watch you backside!
Thanks for letting me inside your head, [the future of your children depends on it]
Gegner
If we crank that [factoid] a little to the right we'd observe the media 'firewall' studiously ignoring any and all debate on the topic of 'remote control death from above'.
Yet it has become our 'future'. [Just trying to keep you focused here good citizen.]
One of today's 'info-tainment' articles points to the widespread distrust of the 'sponsor driven' media but, thanks to our 'operating system' it's the only game in town.
We have NO 'forum' [admit it, even you don't surf the net seeking the 'truth' unless you're seriously depressed.] where the public can be informed and debate today's issues because much of what goes on isn't being 'tracked' by those charged with keeping us...safe [and absolutely NO irony should be lost on that good citizen because what passes for our government EXISTS to keep (our overlords) SAFE (mostly from prosecution...)
Which is to once again belabor the obvious, we live in a 'go along to get along' world...which is exactly how those who make up the rules like it.
We 'pretend' these little, er, anomalies don't bother us and we keep our heads down, doing what we're told (often regardless of how ridiculous.)
If the 'public' has conformed to one (near) universal ideal it is the one regarding how 'thinking is above your pay grade'.
You may certainly think but don't you dare think for yourself.
Almost as abberant is 'comparing notes' (Trying to learn what others think without displaying shock when you see it is obvious your sounding board has given the topic zero consideration...]
Worse is how questioning someone else's 'lack of thinking' often results in a hostile reaction.
Yet, as you well know, questions are how we 'learn'. How tragic is it that some questions can be fatal?
(i:e) Ask for proof of 'their' God and you'd (in the past) be dispatched to go meet he/she/it in person...[burned/stoned/drown for heresy]
Today a good way to get marked for deletion is to ask 'what did you do with the money?' Or, as it turns out, question authority, especially when those with a little bit of power overstep their bounds.
{Like in the multiple cases where unarmed citizens are shot by fearful police...even after being tased motionless...and judges too...[hard to say whether it's stupid or scared] to prosecute the cop.
So what's the point? I will once again belabor the obvious, people will take an awful lot of pushing before they get together to push back.
What I will 'share' is the opinion that, given the recent past, people today are much more willing to 'pile in' if they encounter a 'ruckus'...they don't even have to know what's going on...because they now regard the police as 'enemy combatants'.
Keep your head down and watch you backside!
Thanks for letting me inside your head, [the future of your children depends on it]
Gegner
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