Big Brother has always been a topic of debate. In high school I read the book 1984, which was all about Big Brother controlling a society. The new thing is the Electrical Big Brother nowadays. The government controlling our internet, and in extension, us. This greatly impacts us because so much of our lives today is on the computer. Right now, I'm doing work for a college course talking about a common problem seen in the world, online. Online.
Do I think the Electrical Big Brother is such a thing?
I don't have trouble believing in it. Its possible, and bills trying to be passes like SOPA are perfect examples of it trying to be accepted. Some people may not fully understand it or see that being an outcome, but it's not so far-fetched. SOPA is just the beginning of it. I'm not trying to be a paranoid extremest or anything, but if you think about it realistically all of the precursors are there.
Government controlling internet history...
The idea of the government looking through people's internet history to find those who can be a threat to children & such is a respectable reason to monitor search history. But controlling it to just control it is exactly like Big Brother. That's where I become concerned. I don't think I need someone looking after every single minute action of mine by someone else. I have parents for that. I don't stay in the US to be controlled by our government. That is why we are a free country, run by the people and for the people. I don't believe the government should have that kind of control. There should be restrictions to protect us people, but in a reasonable way.
Later,
Sarah
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