| > We can fight it by electing the correct people. Can you? There are a few problems: firstly, the primaries are controlled by the parties, so you have a very limited menu to choose from when it comes to the actual elections. Secondly, the media is no longer independent. If you are not aligned with the status quo, you will get no exposure, or only very negative exposure. Finally, politicians consistently do the opposite of what they promise on such matters. Take Obama: a lot of people believed that he was the way to fight, that he was the "correct person". He promised to encourage whistle-blowing, and then he did the opposite. This is not a partisan observation, I pick this example because it is the most recent disappointment on such matters. > But more importantly, I won't be spirited away to a black site by speaking ill about the president. It is happening right now in Oregon. > Nor can the government decide it doesn't want me as CEO of my company anymore. Are you sure? > Or prevent me from funding the opposition party. Try funding a radical party and see what happens. > There's an enormous difference between the West and totalitarian dystopia China. I agree that there is, but it is scary to see that the difference is becoming smaller and most people seem ok with that. I worry that the future will not be a place worth living in. |