Recent events in the US about the right to remain anonymous, or some such. http://papersplease.org/
On 4/17/05, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > [...] > > > I think we have too many immigrants who came from somewhere where > > the government had the right to walk all over their people, and who > > see no problem with that happening here. [...] > > It's not immigrants, and it's not even historically oppressed > countries necessarily. Over here in the UK people seem ready to roll > over and give in without a murmur on matters such as ID cards and > imprisonment without charge and without trial. > > I was in a supermarket today which was showing Sky News - that's a > Murdoch channel, so I don't have very high expectations. The anchor was > talking to another journalist - a journalist, note, not a politician > or a policeman. The 'journalist' claimed that the British people will > welcome ID cards, that they have nothing to fear from them, and that > they will solve the problem of terrorism. > > Gobsmacked? I nearly threw my fish fingers through the feckin' screen. > > I knew Murdoch news was bad, but jeez, to have his so-called > journalists spouting the assertions of authoritarian politicians and > security freaks as if they were established facts... > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com
