Amerika the Dutiful.

Straight out of “1984”, we are now living in a world of “perpetual war” and “omnipresent surveillance”. 

“Newspeak”  is now pronounced “politically correct”.

“Thought crimes” are now called “racism” and “hate speech”.  Conservative beliefs or opinions also qualify.

America is ruled by the center of a “cult of personality”, who  may actually be an empty sock puppet for the “Party” leaders, and I don’t mean the Democratic Party.

Mainstream media are responsible for the correct propaganda.  The education system is well into the program of “historical revisionism”, rewriting our founding documents in textbooks to suit their socialist dogma.  Programming young students from a young age to believe and obey authority no matter what their parents say.

Politicos and corporate VIP’s engage in “doublethink” on a regular basis, thinking one way for the voters and the consuming public, and another for the elite and government powers that be.

Government agencies have devised their own versions of “memory holes”, like “crashed hard drives”, claims of 5^th Amendment or “executive” privilege.  No one even bothers with the old standby, “I just don’t recall”.

Our “Ministry of Love” is the combined alphabet agencies that swarm against any perceived threat, verbal, printed or physical protest against the Establishment.  With absolutely no compunction or guilt about any methods used.

Our “Ministry of Peace” is called the Department of Defense and is actively engaged in wars of aggression across the globe and has for decades. 

And the “telescreen” is a fact of modern life, when the NSA or any police agency can turn on your computer remotely and activate the web cam to monitor you activities.  As they are probably watching me write this. 

I suppose I can expect a visit from the thought police.

Local municipalities, county and state governments all feel empowered to involved themselves into the everyday activities of ordinary citizens, regardless of rights, privacy or lack of criminal intent.

Police agencies actively encourage their minions to engage in criminal activities, bullying and outright terrorism to further control and revenue generation, without any fear of being actually held responsible for these morally and civilly reprehensible acts. Bill of Rights violations occur on a daily basis.

In the name of security the average American has been reduced to the status of serf, while being told on a daily basis how free they are and how good things “really” are, despite the evidence of their own eyes. 

America the Beautiful is dying, replaced by Amerika the Dutiful.

Ego stroke!

Well, I re-read a SciFi book I have had floating around for a while.  It's call "The Forge of the Elders" by L. Neil Smith.
The guy has a way with political observation that just drives me up the wall, i.e., how can he be so eloquent stating the obvious that I have known and fretted about for years when I can hardly get a sentence out without going into near apoplexy with rage.
Yeah, he's good.
So, I emailed him asking permission to use some quotes.
And, HE ANSWERED!
Rather quickly, too.  I was impressed.  So, as I re-read the book AGAIN, looking for quotes and/or observations, I will re-transmit them along both here in the blogs and on Facebook.
Just to maintain my status as a card-carrying member of the Lunatic Fringe.
Keep checking in.  Oh, and comments are welcome.  Rx

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well, the guvmint is continuing their program to leech their way into each and every single aspect of our/ your lives..
I am pissed about it.. That's why I do this.  I don't expect a following. But somebody might find it.
So, now I see the Liberals starting to break ranks.  I mean there are more and more ex-Liberals coming out and denouncing the Liberals in general, Liberal media specifically, Liberal politicians in excrement.
Look at the new book lists.  They are starting to fill up with "exposes"
So, as the Establishment continues their program of pogroms of rights and liberties, more and more of their membership begins to see through the facade.
This is heartening and exciting.  Yet, they, yes the proverbial they, continue with the underhanded or covert order of business in preparation for the big unveiling.
I know there won't be a "big unveiling" of their actual intent, but it will eventually become evident to everybody what they are working towards and then the feces with hit the fan.
I expect a suspension of Posse Comitatus to allow the Armed Forces to operate inside the borders of the country for maintaining order, i.e., suppressing riots, protests and other civil disorders.
One possible aspect of this will be the Federalization of all, repeat, ALL police agencies, local and state.
Continued unConstitutional decisions by the Supreme Court.  Look at the recent trend and you will see for yourself. 
The quote has been," Have they even READ the Constitution?'"
With their record, one has to wonder.
Vilifying the Tea Party movement, slandering the FOX network, more and more outright lies about everyone and anyone visible on the Conservative side. 
A notable exception seems to be Republican politicos who play the game according to their rules. Making deals, taking payoffs, pork barrel politicians of all stripes. They are OK, because they can be "handled", as opposed to the Pauls, Palins, and Maclachans who speak to and apparently for the actual people of this country.
Ranting down.  Feel free to comment

CranioColonic Displacement

There are a couple of guys that hang out at the corner of Capitol Park in Sacramento who are obviously hippies or Viet Vets. (Right age bracket anyway) And they are exercising their right of free speech with signs aimed at traffic.
Not the usual "Hi, I'm homeless and/or lazy so give me money" signs. Political opinion signs.
Good for them. Use that First Amendment. Express yourself.
But, OMG!
These use the swastika under a list of conservative organizations or persons. i.e. Palin, Tea Party, the list goes on.
I understand how the ill informed and undereducated might hold low opinions of those groups or persons, but to equate them with Nazis.
That is far beyond the pale.
It also negates the import of any other messages these individuals might wish to convey to the average motoring public in downtown Sacramento.
Such as "end the war", "bring our boys home". which I am in agreement with, although for different reasons and thought processes.
These two gentlemen are long haired, not a bad thing by itself, overweight, over 50, and expressing irrational opinions. Altogether not a combination guaranteed to engender sympathy or agreement in the few moments the average driver has to scan the signs full of opinions and slanders directed at the conservative right.
Anyway, sometimes, ya just gotta wonder. Rx