On 5 Feb 2009 at 16:07, Steve Haywood wrote:
> 2009/2/5 Phil & Anne Irons [email protected]
>
>
> > After
> > all, if you're behaving yourself, it shouldn't matter if Big Brother is
> > looking over your shoulder, should it?
>
>
> This is such a preposterous argument. It assumes that we all agree what
> 'behaving yourself' is, and that we'll continue to believe that
> indefinitely. But governments the world over and throughout history have
> consistentlydemonstrated that they believe certain types of dissent come
> under that heading. It's just how they choose to define dissent that
> differs.
>
> You don't suddenly regain these liberties you've lost when you want them,
> Phil. They aren't just there for when your government is the one that isn't
> behaving itself. You have to hang onto them with every sinew in your body,
> and it's often a painful business. But then they were won with pain too. And
> a lot of blood.
Thanks Steve, I was about to make exactly the same point.
What the government considers to be behaving myself, and what I believe are
likely to be quite different much of the time. Indeed, any form of protest
against
government actions/proposals would no doubt be considered misbehaviour by
many of those in power.
--
David Kitching
http://www.brocross.com
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